Goethite
IV - Hydroxides |
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 | |