Goethite ps after Hematite

Item Description

A handsome, bright, submetallic, botryoidal, brown-red specimen of Goethite replacement after Hematite from Morocco. The form is misleadingly similar to the classic Hematite from the English localities of the 1800's except the botryoids from Morocco are a bit smaller. Most of these are labeled as Hematite, which many are; however, close inspection of the bottom of this particular one reveals more of a brown-yellow color generally indicative of Goethite, not the red-brown typical of Hematite. The bottom also reveals the concentrically banded, radial divergent character of the Goethite.