A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Flint |
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| Description | Flint is a microcrystalline variaty of quartz. Quartz is the most abundant mineral on Earth. It is found in nearly every geological environment and is at least a component of almost every rock type. Often it is the primary component of a rock. It has many different forms, among them, citrine, amethyst, rose quartz, milky quartz, smoky quartz and rock crystal. It has the chemical formula of SiO2. |
| Location | USA ▹ North Dakota ▹ Dunn |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-06-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1575. |
| Key words | quartz, flint, microcrystalline |
| Tech details | 273 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 690 |
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