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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Atties Mine, Vaanrynsdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

A fine specimen of goethite crystals that came out from Atties Mine.

Weight: 187 gr.

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