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Goethite

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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Atties Mine, Vaanrynsdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3 × 8 × 7.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Weight: 
230.00gr
Description

A real gem of a goethite specimen from Atties Mine in Vredenberg in South Africa...

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