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Goethite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Pelican Point, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.5 × 2.4 cm
Description

Famous material from this well known classic locality - the crystals formed a very aesthetic assemble, all are sharp termianted all around and glossy and all faces show a very attractive texture. Developed as floater, no significant damages to report.

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