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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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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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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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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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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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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minerals that form concretions include iron oxides or hydroxides (such as goethite and hematite), dolomite, siderite, ankerite, marcasite, barite, and gypsum...
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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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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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oxides are limonite (which in its natural state has a yellowish color), and goethite. In addition to iron oxides, natural or raw sienna is also composed of...
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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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anhydrite, halite, polyhalite Brine precipitate: Fe-montmorillonite, goethite, hematite, siderite, rhodochrosite, pyrite, sphalerite, anhydrite. The...
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cyanidation. The ore is located in the VMS Early Cretaceous Maimón Formation. Goethite enriched with gold and silver is found in the 30-meter thick oxide cap...
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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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Schweitzer and her colleagues reported the presence of iron particles (goethite-aFeO(OH)) associated with soft tissues recovered from dinosaur fossils...
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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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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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brown" is composed of a mixture of kaolin, quartz, goethite, and hematite, with the hematite and goethite (generally 60% of the content) determining the colour...
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for frequently forming botryoidal masses. It is also a common form of goethite, smithsonite, fluorite, and chrysocolla. Similar habits are reniform (kidney-shaped)...
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intraprofile variation in oxygen and hydrogen isotopic composition of goethite and kaolinite in laterites: an integrated study from Yaou, French Guiana"...
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sulfidic copper ores, and is often found with azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), goethite, and calcite. Except for its vibrant green color, the properties of malachite...
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hematite and pyrite; and a king scallop shell with traces of an orange mix of goethite and hematite from Cueva Antón, Spain. The discoverers of the latter two...
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oxide, while the core is bright orange due to the presence of crystals of goethite. There are several morphologies of the rusticle, some of which are conical...
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White, and Kara Seas. Forms under high pressure conditions and reverts to goethite on exposure to surface conditions. It also occurs as cement and coatings...
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monoxide iron(II) oxide wüstite 1345-25-1 FeO2 iron dioxide 12411-15-3 FeO2H goethite 1310-14-1 FeO2H · nH2O limonite 1317-63-1 Fe(OH)2 iron(II) hydroxide 18624-44-7...
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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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identified; both types consist of the minerals kaolinite, quartz, hematite and goethite.: 211 Differences in the amounts of minor elements arsenic, antimony,...
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