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Goethite Specimens
Goethite, named after the polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is an iron bearing oxide mineral found in soil and other
low temperature environments. Goethite has been well known since prehistoric times for its use as a pigment. Evidence has
been found of its use in paint pigment samples taken from the caves of Lascaux in France. It was first described in 1806 for
occurrences in the Mesabi Range, Minnesota. Recently, nanoparticulate authigenic goethite was shown to be the most common
diagenetic iron oxyhydroxide in both marine and lake sediments.
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Suberb colors in this iridescent stalatitic specimen from the classic rock collecting location of Graves Mountain, Georgia.
Wonderful little piece that would look good in anyone's collection! Approx. size: 43x17x6 Weight: 6.7 grams
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Here's another incredible iridescent, stalatitic specimen from the classic location of Graves Mountain, Georgia.
Lots of bright yellow and red on this piece! Approx. size: 68x43x17 Weight: 51.6 grams
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Wonderful botryoidal specimen from the Chimney Hill Mine, in Chaffee County, Co. Approx. size: 88x77x45 Weight:
535 grams
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Very cool piece of rainbowy goethite from Graves Mountain , Georgia with awesome stalatitic structure. Color looks
better in person than in the photo. Approx. size: 66x41x21 Weight: 36.4 grams
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I just love the way this mineral looks from this location with it's bubbly stalatite-like look and the rainbow colors
covering the pieces. Very showing minral to have in your collection and a good conversation starter to! Approx.
size: 75x38x20 Weight: 46 grams
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This piece from Graves Mountain doesn't have as much cool structure, but if you enlarge the picture at the left, you
can see it has an awesome rainbow going across one face. Spectacular! Approx. size: 87x32x21 Weight: 55
grams
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Interesting and unique growth patterns and incredible colors running through violet-red to yellow make this a piece that
you would be proud to add to your collection, especially at the prices I'm asking! Approx. size: 59x45x37 Weight:
89 grams
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Nice little miniature from Graves Mountain, Georgia. Mounted in a 1½" perky box. Approx. size:26x15x8
Weight: 5.1 grams
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Awesome miniature from the classic location of Graves Mountain, Georgia. Very unique shape and great colors!
Approx. size: 29x12x5 Weight: 2.4 grams
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Colorful, distinctive stalatite from Graves Mountain, Georgia. Mounted in a 1½" perky box. Approx. size:
37x8x5 Weight: 2.2 grams
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Another great miniature of this incredible minral from Graves Mountain, Georgia. Moounted in a 1½" perky box.
Approx. size: 31x11x4 Weight: 2.8 grams
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Little stalatitic, colorful piece from Graves Mountain, Georgia mounted in a 1½" perky box. Approx. size: 26x7x9
Weight: 2.7 grams
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This isn't the best formed piece of this fantasitc ;lot of goethite I picked, but it certainly has the brightest colors!
Approx. size:36x26x21 Weight: 17.3 grams
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One more piece from this awesome lot of specimens from Graves Mountain, Georgia. This one has great bubbly shapes
all over it and some pretty nice colors to boot! Approx. size: 54x32x11 Weight: 16.3 grams
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Incredible little piece with striking reds and yellows from Graves Mountain, Georgia. Approx. size: 38x20x11
Weight: 6.6 grams
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Another cabinet-sized specimen from the little known Chimney Hill Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado This mine was
worked for iron ore in the early 1900's. Approx. size: 121x68x43 Weight: 541 grams
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No rainbow colors on this piece from the Chimney Hill Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado, but there is some spectacular
botryoidal bits. Approx. size: 90x60x45 Weight: 348 grams
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Very cool specimen from the M-69 Roadcut outside of the small old mining town of Felch, Mi. showing boytroidal goethite
interpersed with drusy quartz crystals. This piece literally sparkles in the sunlight! Approx. size: 114x65x50
Weight: 383 gm.
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Rather large slab of rock coated on both sides with goethite displaying irridescent rainbows and little spheres
here and there throughout the piece. Approx. size: 196x128x25 Weight: 1413 gm.
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Sparkly irridescent rainbow goethite from Felch, Mi. Approx. size: 89x72x60 Weight: 681 gm.
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Excellent example of stalactitic goethite from the Pheonix Mine in Champion, Mi. I really like looking at this
piece. I know that sounds silly, but it sparkles in places and it has weird bubbly growths.....pretty cool! Approx.
size: 82x81x71 Weight: 744 gm.
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Amazing little specimen from the Pheonix Mine in Champion, Mi. displaying radiating crystal structure, boytroidal areas
and a rainbow colors. What more could you want in a goethite specimen! Approx. size: 56x48x20 Weight: 66.2
gm.
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