A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Silver ore (galena and pyrite) |
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| Description | This is a sample (8 cm wide) of granite that is rich in silver. The sample contains silver-rich galena and pyrite (dark colored minerals) along with pink K-feldspar and quartz. Although native silver exists, most silver production comes from minerals such as galena and pyrite, that are not pure silver. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Northwest Territories. Great Bear Lake. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #2178. |
| Key words | silver ore, granite, galena, pyrite, Canada |
| Tech details | 905 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 896 |
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