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    Goethite (/ˈɡɜːrtaɪt/, US also /ˈɡoʊθaɪt/) is a mineral of the diaspore group, consisting of iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, specifically the α-polymorph. It...
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    within the matrix that control goethite crystal size and shape. Because of this, the main factor influencing goethite crystal growth is the chitin fibers...
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    Mars comes from the detection of specific minerals such as hematite and goethite, both of which sometimes form in the presence of water. In 2004, Opportunity...
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    the form of magnetite (Fe 3O 4, 72.4% Fe), hematite (Fe 2O 3, 69.9% Fe), goethite (FeO(OH), 62.9% Fe), limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O), 55% Fe), or siderite (FeCO3...
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    different minerals (polymorphs) denoted by the Greek letters α, β, γ and δ. Goethite, α-FeO(OH), has been used as an ochre pigment since prehistoric times....
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  • case of goethite, dissolved lithium can be taken up by poorly crystallized goethite, whereas little sorption occurs in well-crystallized goethite. Additionally...
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    Sphalerite 4 Iron 4–4.5 Ordinary steel 4.5 Colemanite 5 Apatite 5-5.5 Goethite 5.5 Glass 5.5–6 Opal 6 Rhodium 6-6.5 Rutile 6.5 Silicon 6.5–7 Jadeite 7...
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    drab colored ferric hydroxides. These ferric hydroxides commonly include goethite (FeO-OH) and so-called "amorphous ferric hydroxide" or limonite. Much of...
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    In general, bog ores consist primarily of iron oxyhydroxides, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)). Iron-bearing groundwater typically emerges as a spring and the...
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    boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(OH)), mixed with the two iron oxides goethite (FeO(OH)) and haematite (Fe2O3), the aluminium clay mineral kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)...
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    known to be a precursor of more crystalline minerals like hematite and goethite by aggregation-based crystal growth. However, its transformation in natural...
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    and iridescence of fire agates is due to inclusions of the iron oxides goethite or limonite. "Fire Agate gemstone information". www.gemdat.org. Retrieved...
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    processes in soil, and along with other iron oxides or oxyhydroxides such as goethite, which is responsible for the red color of many tropical, ancient, or otherwise...
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    β-Fe2O3: beta phase γ-Fe2O3: gamma phase, maghemite ε-Fe2O3: epsilon phase goethite (α-FeOOH) akaganéite (β-FeOOH) lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) feroxyhyte (δ-FeOOH)...
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    evolution and linguistics. He was fascinated by mineralogy, and the mineral goethite (iron oxide) is named after him. His non-fiction writings, most of which...
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    A specimen of goethite with blebs of green malachite...
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    hyperspectral cameras can produce detailed maps of proxy minerals (e.g. goethite, jarosite) for certain pH-values in natural, mining and post-mining environments...
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    red (from inclusions of hematite) or bright yellow (from inclusions of goethite).: 32–33  While dendrites frequently occur in banded agates, moss and plume...
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    green or blue sheen. Oranges and browns are attributed to hematite or goethite. Because aventurine is a rock, its physical properties vary: its specific...
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    terra rossa is the result of the preferential formation of hematite over goethite. This soil type typically occurs as a discontinuous layer that ranges from...
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    crystals transformed into limonite, a compact mixture of iron oxides where goethite generally predominates, are common. In some cases, only partial replacement...
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    associated with a greater average particle size. Brown ochre, also FeO(OH), (goethite), is a partly hydrated iron oxide. Similarly, lepidocrocite — γ-FeO(OH)...
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    atomic arrangement. Goethite-like structures are common because goethite is in the same space group as olivine. This allows for goethite to grow within the...
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    oxidising conditions results in the formation of clay-like minerals such as goethite, lepidocrocite, and hematite. Some of them can hold rare earth minerals...
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    amethyst comes from trace amounts of the iron oxide minerals hematite and goethite. Clear quartz with natural iron inclusions or limonite staining may also...
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    and decarbonation, to ferrihydrite, and ultimately to lepidocrocite or goethite, FeIIIO(OH). Clay minerals Gley soil Iron(II) hydroxide Warr, L.N. (2021)...
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    α-AlO(OH), crystallizing in the orthorhombic system and isomorphous with goethite. It occurs sometimes as flattened crystals, but usually as lamellar or...
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    Australian deposits, chrysoprase occurs as veins and nodules with brown goethite and other iron oxides in the magnesite-rich saprolite below an iron and...
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    produce ferric iron (Fe3+(aq)), which typically leads to hydroxides such as goethite (FeO•OH) under experimental conditions. While this reaction with water...
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  • staurolite-grade itabirites) have been enriched to form haematite and haematite-goethite mineralisations. The potential yield of the two deposits is estimated at...
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