Goethite

specimen number:
2062802

location:
Vieja Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

description:
Choice example for the species and locality, brilliantly lustrous smooth botryoidal crystalline goethite without matrix. Minor calcite present. In excellent condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

Santa Eulalia is a historic mining town located just east of Chihuahua City in Mexico. Founded during the Spanish colonial era in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the settlement grew around one of the richest silver, lead, and zinc deposit districts in North America. The tremendous wealth generated by its mines helped finance the construction of the grand Chihuahua Cathedral and drove the early economic development of the region. Today, it remains renowned among historians and mineral collectors alike for its deep underground workings and rich heritage.

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