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Goethite Var Kidney Ore

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Goethite Var Kidney Ore

ex collection Boris Talosi
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Description
Locality: 
Greisenhardt Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Very good 'kidney ore' from a long forgotten, classic Siegerland mine.

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

Kidney Ore

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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