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Photo ID: i8biyhSubject: Sedimentary RocksDescription
Alkaline; Calcium Carbonate; Carbonates; Chemical Precipitation; Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Surfaces; Evaporation; Evaporites; Halite; Lake; Landscape; Minerals; Pond; Reservoirs; Saline; Salt; Sand Tufa; Sedimentary Structures; Surface Water; TufaCalcium carbonate precipitated in the sand on the bottom of this alkaline lake when fresh water bubbled up into the sand and interacted with the lake water. The 'sand tufa' was exposed after the lake level dropped and the surrounding sand was eroded. Sierra Nevada in the background.
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Larry Fellows

Credit Line: Copyright © Larry Fellows, Arizona Geological Survey		North America; United States; California; Mono Lake
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: idchl5Subject: MineralsDescription
Common Minerals; Conchoidal Fracture; Hexagonal; Mineralogy; Silica Group; Silicates; Silicon Oxide; TectosilicatesClear quartz sample.
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Dr. Richard Busch

Credit Line: Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch		NA
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: idchmrSubject: MineralsDescription
Asbestos; Chrysotile; Fibrous; Industrial Minerals; Metamorphic Mineral; Mineralogy; Monoclinic; Orthorhombic; Phyllosilicates; Serpentine Group; SIlicatesChrysotile asbestos sample.
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Dr. Richard Busch

Credit Line: Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch		NA
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: iejhrcSubject: MineralsDescription
Hexagonal; Hydroxides; Iron Ore; Iron Oxide; Massive; Mineralogy; Oxides; Sedimentary MineralsHematite sample.
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Dr. Richard Busch

Credit Line: Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch		NA
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: iejhs7Subject: MineralsDescription
Artifical; Mineralogy; Quartz; Syntehtic Materials; Synthesis; Synthetic MineralsCrystal of synthetic quartz.
PhotographerLocation
Dr. Richard Busch

Credit Line: Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch		NA
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: iejhunSubject: MineralsDescription
Borates; Carbonates; Copper Ore; Hydrous Copper Carbonate; Mineralogy; Monoclinic; Nitrates; Sedimentary MineralsBotroydal malachite.
PhotographerLocation
Dr. Richard Busch

Credit Line: Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch		NA
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: iejio6Subject: MetalDescription
Economic Geology; Engineering Geology; Iron; Materials; Metals; Minerals; Native Elements; Ores; Production; Raw Materials; Steel; Steel Manufacture; Steel Plants; TechnologySteel mills in Price, Utah.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Utah
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ih08u6Subject: General GeologyDescription
Economic Geology; Hills; Minerals; Mines; Mining; Mountains; RidgesRed Mountain in the San Juan's of Colorado. This area was used for mining back in the late 1800's.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Colorado; Red Mountain
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ih09wySubject: MiningDescription
Chemically Precipitated Rocks; Economic Geology; Evaporation; Evaporites; Halides; Halite; Minerals; Resources; Rock Salt; Salt; Salt Ponds; Sodium ChlorideEvaporating ponds of the former Leslie salt company (now the Cargill Company) display the modern version of historical salt works in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; California; Southern San Francisco Bay area
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ih0gpfSubject: MiningDescription
Bentonite Deposits; Butte County; Construction Materials; Industrial Minerals; Mines; Mining; Overburden; Production; Resources; SoilsTopsoil salvage and overburden removal prior to bentonite mining.
PhotographerLocation
Stuart Jennings

Credit Line: Copyright Stuart Jennings, Montana State		North America; United States; South Dakota
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

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