A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Dolomite rhombs on dolostone, from Penfield, New York |
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| Description | Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2 (calcium magnesium carbonate), is a common sedimentary rock-forming mineral that can be found in massive beds several hundred feet thick. Here we see crystals of dolomite with classic rhombohedral shape. They are on top of a dolostone. This specimen is 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ New York ▹ Monroe. Near Penfield. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #693. |
| Key words | dolomite, New York |
| Tech details | 698 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 776 |
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