A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Aurichalcite from Salt Lake County, Utah |
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| Description | Aurichalcite, (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 is one of the many blue or green copper-bearing minerals. It is most typically found in the oxidized portions of copper ore deposits, where it may be associated with other colorful minerals such as azurite, smithsonite or (in this case) limonite. This specimenis 8 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Salt Lake. Near Salt Lake. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-06-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #742. |
| Key words | aurichalcite, Utah |
| Tech details | 749 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 901 |
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