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Goethite Psm

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Goethite Psm

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

I cannot tell which mineral was replaced by goethite on this piece,but the beauty was enough to grab it when I saw it!The piece shows matallic luster sharp skeletal crystals which shine with rainbow colors of iridescence!The piece has two faces and one honestly cannot deicde which to choose!Other minerals like limonite and calcite give extra contrast and the piece is even more three dimensional when handled!No damage!

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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