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Goethite

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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Wasserberg Mine, Herdorf-Sassenroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm
Description

 Lustrous botryoidal goethite (Glaskopf) crystals on matrix. I was attracted to this specimen by the rich golden colour. An excellent specimen of this species from Germany. 

Mineral Data
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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
Peter Crozier Minerals