A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Rhodochrosite with calcite, Joplin, Missouri |
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| Description | This specimen, about 8 cm across, comes from an unkown location near Joplin, Missouri. The pink rhodochrosite (MnCO3) is crusted by a layer of yellow-brown calcite (CaCO3) (middle top). The Joplin area is a famous mining district and is well know for producing many spectacular mineral specimens. Lead and zinc were the top mineral commodities mined in the area. |
| Location | USA ▹ Missouri. Near Joplin. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-06-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | rhodochrosite, calcite, Joplin, Missouri |
| Tech details | 344 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 864 |
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