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Goethite-Lepidocrocite from Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Spain

 
Goethite-Lepidocrocite from Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Spain

Goethite-Lepidocrocite from Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Spain

Goethite-Lepidocrocite from Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Spain

DESCRIPTION:No. 42875
Mineral:Goethite-Lepidocrocite
Locality:Rio Tinto Mines, Huelva, Spain
Description:Iridescent botryoidal oxides of iron. The specimen was labeled as lepidocrocite, but has not been tested so should be labeled as goethite-lepidocrocite. The iridescence is quite colorful in two cavities.
Overall Size:4.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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