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Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite from Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

 
Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite from Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite from Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite from Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite from Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

DESCRIPTION:No. 39261
Mineral:Goethite var. Pribramite on Calcite
Locality:Adelbert Mine, Príbram, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Description:Yellow-brown acicular goethite (variety Pribramite) microcrystals up to 0.1 mm long in a dense mass overgrown on colorless calcite crystals up to 4 mm across. It appears there might be elongated crystals of another mineral under the goethite. Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969)
Overall Size:5.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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