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NIKON D40 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
ModelD40
Type:DSLR
Year of Introduction:2006
Resolution:6.1 mpix
Mount Type:Nikon F
Crocoite
Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Siderite
Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Gypsum
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Gypsum
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA
Quartz
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Rhodochrosite, Tennantite Subgroup, Quartz
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Epidote
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Tantalite-(Fe)
Pomarolli farm, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Calcite Satin Spar
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK
Wulfenite
North Geronimo Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Calcite Satin Spar
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK
Smithsonite, Aurichalcite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
Andalusite
Lancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Calcite Satin Spar
Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK
Euchroite, Azurite, Tenorite
Svätodušná deposit, Ľubietová, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Wulfenite
Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Anthophyllite
Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Amazonite, Smoky Quartz, Cleavelandite
Tree Root Pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Titanite
Teufelsmühle, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Ampliacion a Vitoria mine, simply spectacular!!!
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Gypsum
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA
Margarite, Clinochlore, Magnetite
Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Celestine
Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
Pyrite, Talc
Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
Wulfenite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Justin & Brandy from 'The Vug'
Gypsum
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA
Spodumene
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Wulfenite
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Cucurpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Rock Crystal
Schiedergraben, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Calcite
Erie County, Ohio, USA
Wulfenite
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Brucite
Maxwell quarry, Wakefield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Baryte
Turț Mine, Turț, Satu Mare County, Romania
Cubanite, Calcite
Chibougamau mining district, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
Chrysotile
Salt River Canyon, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Electrum, Pyrite
Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Malachite/Cuprite Gail Spann
Baryte
Kremikovtsi mine, Kremikovtsi, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Hematite
Kremikovtsi mine, Kremikovtsi, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Minerals EVERYWHERE!
Smoky Quartz
Schwarzkopf, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Fluorite
Summit Cleft, Weißeck area, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
MAD meeting at our home
Photo of an old mineral collector
Sphalerite
Androvo mine, Erma Reka, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Staurolite
Blanchard dam, Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA
Diopside
Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Jim, my husband, looking at some of our minerals