ETYMOLOGY: From the german poet JW Goethe.

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Rhombic.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Primary.

CLASS MINERAL: Hydroxides.

CHEMICAL FORMULA, MINERAL ELEMENTS: α-FeO ​​(OH).

HARDNESS: 5 - 5,5 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: United States, Westphalia (Germany), Alsace-Lorraine (France) and the United Kingdom. Spain (mine "sar" in Santiago de Compostela).

MINERALOGY: Its morphology is varied abounding masses reniformes, fibrorradiales, compact, leafy and estalactíticas.Raramente the way it presents in well formed, only striations or needle-like crystals habit crystals. Usually accompanied by other minerals; the mineral that comes closest is the lepidotocroita, but more reddish color.

 
MYTHOLOGY: Formerly the acicular goethite iron is called, goethite is a fundamental constituent of the limonite, was given the name of goethite by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Quie was an attentive observer of nature and a great collector of minerals.

PROPERTIES: It is said that the goethite purifies the emotional body, your heart full of compassion, joy promotes home and removes negative energies, the holder of the goethite is protected against bad energies.

CHAKRAS: Sacral.

ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn.

USES: Meditation, collection, iron ore.