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Aluminian Strengite & Goethite

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Aluminian Strengite & Goethite

From material mined in 1992

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Description
Locality: 
Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek, Eureka County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 3.1 × 1.7 cm
Description

Matrix with one face showing a coverage of brown goethite with areas exhibiting attractive arborescence. Another face shows a very dense coverage of white Al-strengite crystal clusters.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aluminian Strengite

Variety Of: 

Strengite

Formula: 
FePO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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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