Pseudomorph Goethite After Marcasite | Prophecy Stone | 30.3 gr | Farafra Oasis, Egypt | SO24 NWA 4293 Hunan Province

Hunan Province

Size: 10mm

it displays numerous well-formed

Clarity: Translucent

Pseudomorph Goethite After Marcasite | Prophecy Stone | 30.3 gr | Farafra Oasis, Egypt | SO24 NWA 4293 Hunan ProvincePseudomorphs are mineral specimens that have the external shape of one mineral but are composed of another. The pseudomorph goethite after marcasite forms when marcasite is exposed to oxidizing conditions and starts to oxidize and break down. As the marcasite breaks down, goethite replaces it in the crystal structure, preserving the shape of the original marcasite crystal. The resulting specimen appears as a marcasite crystal, but is actually composed