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What does goethite mean?

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Noun
  1. (mineralogy) An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust.
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Microcrystals of azurite and goethite and a small number of microcrystals of chalcocite were also recovered.
Like hematite, some goethite is pseudomorphic after a rhombohedral carbonate mineral.
Most, if not all, of these mines have likely produced specimen-quality hematite, goethite, and perhaps other minerals.
Also associated with smoky quartz are microcline, fluorite, goethite, and topaz.
Impressive blades and masses of lustrous micaceous hematite occur in localized quartz veins, and reniform goethite is found in the walls.
Microcrystals of pyrrhotite, goethite, pyrite, galena, and calcite are found on the dumps.

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