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Goethite

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Goethite

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Description
Locality: 
Balgowie Station, Belton, Granville County, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5 × 3.2 cm
Description

A good botryoidal goethite specimen from a lesser known locality. This piece sits well for display with the surface being quite lustrous and resembling "kidney ore". In cross section the lovely radiating crystal structure of the goethite can be seen.

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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
Gondwana Minerals