Goethita
Goethita is a mineral with formula FeO(OH), in the Óxidos group. This specimen comes from Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalucía, España.
Description
Botryoidal formation with reddish metallic areas. Ferruginous alteration.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0533
- Composition
- FeO(OH)
- Name
- Goethita
- Group
- Óxidos
- Associations
- Hematites
- District / Municipality
- Cuevas del Almanzora
- Province
- Almería
- Region
- Andalucía
- Country
- España
- Etymology
- In honor of the German poet, novelist, and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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