| Goethite
IV - Hydroxides |
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| Name | Goethite | |
| Chemistry | FeOOH (a-FeOOH) | |
| Hardness | 5 - 5.5 | |
| Lustre | adamantine - silky | |
| Colour | light yellow to black brown | |
| Streak | brown yellow to yellow | |
| Density [g/cm3] | 4.3 | |
| Crystal habit | orthorhombic, crystals acicular to fibrous | |
| Cleavage, Fracture | [010] perfect | |
| other characteristics and occurrences | in radial or fibrous aggregates, dense, massive, earthy, reniform, most limonite is made up by goethite | |