A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Calcite with galena |
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| Description | This sample contains white calcite (CaCO3) on top of metallic gray galena (PbS), and a gray limestone. Galena is the most common lead ore mineral. This sample comes from Joplin, Missouri, which is in a well known mining district. |
| Location | USA ▹ Missouri ▹ Jasper. Near Joplin. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-12. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #632. |
| Key words | calcite, galena, Missouri |
| Tech details | 477 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 712 |
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