A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Connellite from Corsica |
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| Description | Connellite (the blue mineral shown) sometimes has a deep blue color that rivals azurite's. It is often associated with other copper minerals yielding beautifully colored specimens with various shades of green and blue. Connellite is a hydrated copper chloried sulfate hydroxide. This specimen is 10 cm long. |
| Location | France ▹ Corsica. Near Fontana Rossa. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #815. |
| Key words | connellite, Corsica |
| Tech details | 404 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 641 |
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