Goethite

Specimen ID: UG6-6LV

Title
Goethite
Locality
As recorded:
Filón Sur open pit, Minas de Tharsis, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain
Dimensions
32mm x 27mm x 17mm
Description
Botryoidal growths with intense metallic-iridescent patinas, very bright and showing strongly contrasting coloration, with dominant red, yellowish and orange shades. These growths contrast with a later phase with smaller and grayish botryoidal forms. The sample is from a famous 2007 find. Filón Sur open pit, Minas de Tharsis, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain (05-10/2007) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm = 1.26” × 1.06” × 0.67”
Previous data
Mineral(s)
GoethiteNone listed
Name withheld

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Reference: NH7AC2 Botryoidal growths with intense metallic-iridescent patinas, very bright and showing strongly contrasting coloration, with dominant red, yellowish and orange shades. These growths contrast with a later phase with smaller and grayish botryoidal forms. The sample is from a famous 2007 find. Filón Sur open pit, Minas de Tharsis, Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca El Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain (05-10/2007) Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm = 1.26” × 1.06” × 0.67”
Jordi Fabre - 15th January 2022
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