Mineral Resource of the Month:  Iodine

Emily Schnebele

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Mineral Resource of the Month: Iodine

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By: Emily Schnebele

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Abstract

Iodine is a bluish-black lustrous solid (violet-colored in its gaseous state) found primarily in seaweed, underground brines associated with petroleum deposits and caliche ore deposits.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Mineral Resource of the Month: Iodine
Series title	Earth
Volume	October 2015
Year Published	2015
Language	English
Publisher	AGI
Contributing office(s)	National Minerals Information Center
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