Huge, 9.9" Botryoidal Goethite Formation - Taouz, Morocco

Huge, Botryoidal Goethite Formation - Taouz, Morocco #233086

This gorgeous botryoidal goethite specimen was collected from the Errachidia Province of Morocco. It weighs just over 18 lbs and sits nicely on a flat surface.

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

Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

SIZE

9.9 x 8.4"

Huge, 9.9" Botryoidal Goethite Formation - Taouz, Morocco

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