A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Platinum in graywacke, Westphalia, Germany |
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| Description | Native platinum is an uncommon mineral. When found, it always is mixed with other elements, such as iron, gold, copper, nickel, and iron, and many times contains the rare heavy metals iridium, osmium, rhodium, and palladium. This specimen is only 3 cm across. The platinum (highly tarnished) is the gray material in the top center. |
| Location | Germany ▹ Watphalia. Near Waden. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-27. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #58. |
| Key words | platinum, graywacke, Germany |
| Tech details | 860 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 921 |
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