7.3" Fascinating, Botryoidal, Black, Goethite Formation - Congo

Fascinating, Botryoidal, Black, Goethite Formation - Congo #157291

This beautiful botryoidal specimen of goethite is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Known since ancient times, goethite is a beautiful dark gray to black iron-based mineral that can take many forms. It was used in antiquity as a pigment for painting and has even been found in the famous caves at Lascaux, France.

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SPECIES

Goethite

LOCATION

Democratic Republic of the Congo

SIZE

7.3 x 5.6"

7.3" Fascinating, Botryoidal, Black, Goethite Formation - Congo

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