Goethite-after-Kottigite
specimen number:
3151284
location:
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
description: Sprays of what were once kottigite to almost 2.5 cm across now replaced by brown goethite in an open pocket throughout this matrix with botryoidal goethite. Displays beautifully.
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