Stalactitic Iridescent Goethite (New Find!)

Tharsis, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Cabinet, 11.4 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 04/23/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/30/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
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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 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. An uncommonly colorful and beautiful form of a common mineral. This larger than average piece has a contacted termination, but is still incredibly showy.

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