'Blue Dragon' Basalt from Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho: Origin of Color
Faye GH and Miller RM. 1973. 'Blue Dragon' Basalt from Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho: Origin of Color. American Mineralogist. 58:1048-1051
Chemical composition of lava and volcanic rocks; found blue color of the basalt caused by iron and titanium electron transfer. Color also due to reflection of tiny titanium magnetite crystals which are dispersed through brown glass. Geographic location:CRMO (Craters of the Moon National Monument)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Faye, Gordon; Miller, Roy
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- blue basalt, Minerals, Physical Sciences