AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Alterite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 78685 |
Mineral: | Alterite |
Locality: | Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Vermillion Cliffs, Coconino County, Arizona (Type Locality for Alterite) |
Description: | Lustrous translucent green alterite microcrystals coating surfaces of gray-brown petrified wood. Alterite is a rare zinc oxalate, the only known one to occur naturally. Collected in 2018 |
Overall Size: | 3.5x2.5x2.2 cm |
Crystals: | 0.1-0.2 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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