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Stalactitic Iridescent Goethite
- Tharsis, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
- Cabinet, 10.2 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/20/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/26/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
From an incredible recent find: looks like something out of science fiction! This crazily iridescent and colorful goethite, which formed stalactitically, has botryoidal form on the surface which reflects its pink, red, gold, orange and other colors in every direction. Goethite is usually such a boring mineral, but now and then, as here, it can be incredibly flashy. Even the gray to black goethite botryoids are silvery bright! In the past, we had some specimens from China sort of like these, though different in form, and they were hugely popular. Most of the stalactite tips are pristine, with only the tallest having contacted against the roof of the vug. An uncommonly colorful and beautiful form of a common mineral.