A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Murdochite with aurichalcite and quartz from Durango, Mexico |
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| Description | This specimen is from the oxidized part of a copper deposit. The dark black-orange mineral is murchochite, a lead-copper oxide that contains chlorine and bromine. The green fibrous mineral is aurichalcite, a zinc-copper carbonate hydroxide. White quartz is also present. |
| Location | Mexico ▹ Durango |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-02-13. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #344. |
| Key words | murdochite, aurichalcite, malachite, Mexico |
| Tech details | 595 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 55 |
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