A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Caledonite |
|---|---|
| Description | The blue mineral is caledonite, a copper-lead carbonate-sulfate-hydroxide, Cu2Pb5CO3(SO4)3(OH)6. It typically forms as a secondary mineral in weathered zones of copper-lead ore deposits. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona ▹ Pinal. Near Tiger. Mammoth Mine. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #801. |
| Key words | caledonite, Arizona |
| Tech details | 589 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 634 |
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