A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2, from Joplin, Missouri |
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| Description | Dolomite crystals often have a beautiful pinkish color, pearly luster and unusual crystal habit that includes curved crystal faces. Samples such as this are sometimes called “pearl spar.” Although dolomite is a carbonate, it belongs in a different crystal class than calcite, the most common carbonate mineral. Dolomite generally forms more elongated crystals than calcite. This specimen is 8.5 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Missouri ▹ Jasper. Near Joplin. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-19. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #694. |
| Key words | dolomite, Missouri |
| Tech details | 599 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 786 |
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