A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Pickeringite from Tucumcari, New Mexico |
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| Description | Pickeringite, MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O generally forms as crusts on other minerals, in fibrous mats, or in reniform (kidney-shaped) blobs. It is a highly soluble sulfate mineral, and is especially abundant in deserts of the west coast of South America. This specimen is 15 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Mexico ▹ Quay. Near Tucumcari. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #804. |
| Key words | pickeringite, New Mexico |
| Tech details | 715 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 650 |
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