A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Zaratite |
|---|---|
| Description | The green mineral is zaratite, Ni3CO3(OH)4·4H2O, a rare mineral that forms as secondary crusts on other nickel, iron or chrome minerals associated with mafic or ultramafic rocks. This sample is 5 cm across. |
| Location | Australia ▹ Tasmania |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #726. |
| Key words | zaratite, Tasmania |
| Tech details | 621 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 829 |
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