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Goethite Goethite Psm Siderite

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Goethite Goethite Psm Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
El Arteal Tunnel, Sierra Almagrera, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Very good highly lustrous goethite crystals scattered over a matrix of goethite pseudomorph after siderite rhombohedrons. Very rare in actual crystals!

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
schani

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