Goethite with Quartz (var: Smoky)This is an excellent specimen from one of the most storied and well known districts in Colorado. The pegmatites near the Lake George area of Colorado have produced what most collectors and dealers consider to be some of the finest crystallized Goethite specimens from the standpoint of superb color, top quality, large crystals, wonderful display specimens and excellent associations. This particular specimen it is a superb display piece featuring very

Specimen # BOL711B29

metallic silvery color

rich emerald green

This particular specimen is from my own personal collection

and obtaining specimens is next to impossible because miners rarely bring out anything for sale

as it looks good no matter which way it's displayed

they’re just not available and only a few truly fine specimens of this material exist

then a stark black zone on the pyramidal termination on the other end

tetragonal

Despite their smaller size

I will say that this is certainly one of the better crystal groups from this find

rich blue-green colored Amazonite crystals with unusually etched / altered reddish-brown sections on the terminations