{"product_id":"botryoidal-hematite-irhoud-mine-youssoufia-province-morocco","title":"Botryoidal Hematite — Irhoud Mine, Youssoufia Province, Morocco","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA sculptural specimen of botryoidal (\"kidney ore\") hematite from the Irhoud Mine in Morocco's Youssoufia Province — one of the more productive recent sources of this classic habit, comparable in quality to historic Cumberland (UK) material that's essentially unobtainable today. The specimen shows the characteristic mounded, grape-like (\"botryoidal,\" from the Greek \u003cem\u003ebotrys\u003c\/em\u003e) surface texture that forms when radiating needle-like hematite crystals grow outward from many nucleation points at similar rates, fusing into a smooth, splendent, mammillary surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eColoring runs from a rich reddish-brown to near-black across the \"eyes\" of the botryoids, with a strong metallic luster typical of this locality's best material. A good display piece and a textbook example of the botryoidal mineral habit for anyone building out habit\/form study material alongside crystal specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecimen Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. specimen weight (g): 298 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. specimen size (mm): 55mm x 45mm x 40mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rad Man Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54400001638684,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5524\/1500\/files\/P9060026.jpg?v=1788724845","url":"https:\/\/radmanminerals.com\/products\/botryoidal-hematite-irhoud-mine-youssoufia-province-morocco","provider":"Rad Man Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}