rockminx-7-2-3

Abstract/Description: FeSO4-7H2O and CaCO3 - Mohs Hardness: 2 - 3. Melanterite is a hydrated iron sulphate formed after the decomposition of pyrite or other iron minerals due to the action of surface waters. It is often found in mines as a post-mining formation on mine walls. Calcite is the one of the most common minerals on earth. It constitutes a major portion of many of the earth's rocks.
Subject(s): Shullsburg, WI, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Melanterite on Calcite.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: FeSO4-7H2O and CaCO3 - Mohs Hardness: 2 - 3. Melanterite is a hydrated iron sulphate formed after the decomposition of pyrite or other iron minerals due to the action of surface waters. It is often found in mines as a post-mining formation on mine walls. Calcite is the one of the most common minerals on earth. It constitutes a major portion of many of the earth's rocks.
Identifier(s): rockminx-7-2-3 (IID)
Subject(s): Shullsburg, WI, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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