Hematite pseudomorph after Goethite (?) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

An odd piece with no specific mine given, only that it's from Schwarzenberg, Saxony. The piece almost reminds me of a specimen of petrified wood, with it's almost "grain"-like striated appearance. The rich brick-red colored specimen is farily light for its size and according to the label is a pseudomorph of Hematite after (possibly) Goethite. I've never seen a piece quite like from this area, so it's a bit of a mystery, but if anybody out there has seen one like, please let us know, so we can add or update the information in this listing. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#4461). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).