Goethite after Gypsum
specimen number:
4272650
location:
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Large crystals of what were once gypsum now replaced by black goethite. These leave hollow sections where the gypsum crystals are now completely gone. Nice large example of this Mexican classic.
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