Ochre
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Ochre
Name:
From Ancient Greek: ὤχρα, from ὠχρός, ōkhrós, pale).
A name given to a great variety of earthy minerals, usually mixtures of fine-grained oxides/hydroxides. Some examples of more specific names are: Antimony Ochre, Bismuth Ochre, Iron Ochre, Lead Ochre and Molybdic Ochre (Molybdenum Ochre).
Cadmium ochre is a mixture of greenockite and hawleyite.
Tungstic ochre is a mixture of ferritungstite, tungstite and other minerals.
Varlamoffite is often regarded as a tin ochre.
Uranium ochre is a mixture more commonly called gummite.
Palladium ochre is palladinite.
Cadmium ochre is a mixture of greenockite and hawleyite.
Tungstic ochre is a mixture of ferritungstite, tungstite and other minerals.
Varlamoffite is often regarded as a tin ochre.
Uranium ochre is a mixture more commonly called gummite.
Palladium ochre is palladinite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
27440
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:27440:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
774fbb27-a09f-45d9-95d2-61e169d09f77
Synonyms of Ochre
Other Language Names for Ochre
German:Ocker
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Ochre associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
1 photo of Ochre associated with Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Ochre
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References for Ochre
Reference List:
Miguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal