Bog iron.

Bedford Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Bedford Township was organized in 1836. Sharing a southern border with the city of Toledo about 45 miles (72.4 km) south of the city of Detroit, the township is one of the southernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (Metro Detroit). Bedford Township is the most-populated municipality in Monroe County and the second most-populated civil township in the state of Michigan after Macomb Township.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Goethite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Township,_Monroe_County,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:	Q1920410

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