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Austinite on Goethite

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A beautiful, exceptionally rich, evenly colored, sea green coating of well-crystallized austinite covers a gossanous fragment. Aggregates of radial divergent sprays of this calcium zinc arsenate form tightly intergrown, sparkling botryoids. A rich and super miniature for the species from the finds in Ojuela in 2008-2009. No more has come since, of this quality! Normally this is a very rare species, so this find produced what most people consider to be the best of species.

Product details

SpeciesGoethite, Austinite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.9 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMexico, Durango, Ojuela Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Goethite
Mineral guide
Learn about Goethite
iridescent botryoidal crusts, stalactitic forms, and rare euhedral crystals; a striking, affordable display mineral with strong color.
Goethite
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Goethite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mexico
from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mexico - botryoidal, iridescent specimens prized for sculptural form, rich oxidized-zone associations, and collector value.