Goethita Irisada
Goethita is a mineral with formula FeO(OH), in the Óxidos group. This specimen comes from Corta San Valentín, La Unión, Cartagena, Región de Murcia, España.
Description
Botryoidal crystallizations with golden, purple, blue, and green iridescences.
History of this specimen
Collected by the miner Antonio Retamero Tejada.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0451
- Internal reference
- T0058
- Composition
- FeO(OH)
- Name
- Goethita
- Variety
- Irisada
- Group
- Óxidos
- Mine
- Corta San Valentín
- District / Municipality
- La Unión
- Province
- Cartagena
- Region
- Región de Murcia
- Country
- España
- Etymology
- From the German mineralogist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in recognition of his interest in mineralogy.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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