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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Dreamtime Claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 5.5 × 2.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.60cm
Description

A gorgeous metallic goethite spray from the famous Dreamtime Claim near Lake George in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. This incredible specimen features hundreds of acicular goethite crystals spraying out in all directions from a common center! Beautiful aesthetics! No significant damage. Blake Barnett Photography.

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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