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Baryte & Goethite Psm Siderite

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Baryte & Goethite Psm Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra De Enmedio, Almendricos, Lorca, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
182.00gr
Description

Spectacular specimen of globular barite crystals on a goethite matrix psm after siderite.

Some years ago some pieces were found in an intermediate area of the mine, but today more specimens of this quality and aesthetics no longer appear.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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

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