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Goethite On Baryte

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Goethite On Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Aouli, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 7.7 × 4.4 cm
Weight: 
725.00gr
Description

Incredible, iridescent 'flowing' goethite 'glaskopf' from a not-so-usual Moroccan locality. Very beautiful shapes, reminding me of a H.R.Giger painting.

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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