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NIKON E990 used with mindat.org

Mindat.org contributors over the years have used a large number of different camera and scanning devices to create the images now shared within the site. Here is information on this particular device and examples of the images created with it.

VendorNIKON
ModelE990
Type:Compact Camera
Year of Introduction:2000
Resolution:3.1 mpix
Zoom Range:38-115mm (35mm equivalent)
Taenite
Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Hematite, Bixbyite-(Mn)
Maynard's Mine, Pismire Knolls, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
Vivianite
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Rutile
Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Lévyne-Ca
Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Ferberite, Quartz, Scheelite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Villiaumite
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Topaz
Mina Veronica, El Copetillo, Villa García Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Cranswickite
Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Black Opal
Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Catapleiite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Tuperssuatsiaite
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Chondrodite
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Barylite, Aegirine
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Gypsum
Montmartre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Nepheline, Schorlomite
Jebel Bou-Agrao, Amersid, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Diamond, Calcite, Pyrite
Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia
Pyrite
Lemgo, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Inesite
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Hematite, Quartz
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
Mercury, Cinnabar
Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
Awaruite, Limonite
Josephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Graphite, Calcite
Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex County, New York, USA
Lawsonite
Reed Station, Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
Cinnabar
Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Antimony, Valentinite
Lac Nicolet Antimony mine, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
Taenite, Limonite
Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Silver, Calcite
Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Hisingerite, Lemoynite
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Campbellite, Copper, Malachite
Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Hectorite
Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Fayalite, Hematite
Obsidian Cliffs, North Sister Mountain, McKenzie Pass, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Fluorite
Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio, USA
Legrandite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Patrónite
Ragra Mine, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco, Peru
Tellurium, Sylvanite
Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Viti Levu, Fiji
Gold, Quartz, Chlorite Group
Pamour #1 Mine, Whitney Township, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
Amethyst, Fluorite
Amethyst Queen Claim, Copper Creek District, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Halite
Hockley Dome Mine, Hockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
Rosickýite
Unspecified offshore drill hole, Ventura County, California, USA
Nobleite
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Nephrite
Santa Lucia Mts, Monterey County, California, USA
Idrialite
Skaggs Springs Mine, Skaggs Springs, Warm Springs Dam, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
Rickardite, Sylvanite
Good Hope Mine, Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Celestine, Fluorite
Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Jagoite
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Arsenic, Pyrite, Quartz
Arsenic occurrence, Edward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Sphalerite
Lucky Jim Mine, Zincton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Copper
White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA