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Neptunite with Benitoite
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0909 0619 (2009-09-07)Copyright © 2009 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jul 30, 2009
location
Dallas Gem Mine (San Benito County, California, US)notes Neptunite (black prisms) is a potassium sodium lithium titanium silicate with iron and manganese. Benitoite (blue) is a barium titanium silicate.keywords: mineral, mineralogy, mineralization, crystal, earth science
camera Canon 40D, 180mm macro, f/20, 1/6 sec.
From the collection of Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum photo category: Misc. - geology
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