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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Beltana, Leigh Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8.5 × 6 cm
Description

A large goethite specimen resembling the "haematite & kidney ore" specimens from Cumbria. The surface is smooth and polished while the radiating crystal structue can be easily seen around the edges.

This specimen weighs in at 874 g so the postage is quite expensive for destinations outside Australia.

So for purchases outside Australia - if this specimen is purchased together with another in this auction, we will reduce your total postage cost by $10.

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
Gondwana Minerals