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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Confesionarios Mine, El Cerro del Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 5.2 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
51.00gr
Description

Nice golden metallic goethite found in the mine "confessionals", an oxide with botroidal morphology (thanks to the natural outcrops of gossan found there). This iridescent goethite has an orthorhombic crystalline system and the mine from which it was extracted was a massive sulfide deposit belonging to the Huelva pyrite belt. Today this open pit mine is flooded and the surrounding areas are reforested.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goethite

Formula: 
α-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.00.
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Hollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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- Multiple purchases will have discount on shippings if it is possible due to the weight of the pieces.

- Colour may vary due to the camera sensor.

 

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