41976: Calcite, Goethite and Unknown - $8 Durango, Mexico Small cabinet - 6.6 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm 70 grams Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order Abundant white, opaque calcite
scalenohedral crystals to about 4 mm in vugs on matrix,
accompanied by patches of botryoidal and sometimes
iridescent goethite. Also present is an unknown mineral
having a cubic to stacked cubic and sometimes elongated
(almost acicular) crystal structure and metallic luster.
Looks a bit like man made bismuth. Hematite or marcasite?
Too small to capture adequately with my poor photographic
skills. Could be something interesting! Self standing.
Needs magnification to appreciate the unknown: hand lens,
microscope or camera lens.
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