Iridescent Goethite stalactite Back to Weekly COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - Jan 19, 2012

• Starting Time:1/13/2012 06:00:00 PM(CST)
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• Size:13.8 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm
• Size Description:CABINET

Description:From an incredible recent find: this large stalactite looks like something out of science fiction! This crazily iridescent and colorful goethite has botryoidal form on the surface which reflects its pink, red, gold, orange and other colors in every direction. Goethite is usually such a boring mineral, but now and then, as here, it can be incredibly flashy. Even the gray to black goethite botryoids on one side and the back are silvery bright! The stalactite has a contacted termination, which is typical for these specimens. Otherwise, it is pristine. In the past, we had some specimens from China sort of like these, though different in form, and they were hugely popular. An uncommonly colorful and beautiful form of a common mineral. This one is accentuated by the two intergrown stalactites, tapering in opposite directions!