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Goethite from
Koodaideri, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koodaideri, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1014606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1014606:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘYandi Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘYandicoogina Mine (Yandicoogina Junction; Yandi), Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘNyidinghu, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘIron Valley Mine, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘArea C mine, Mining Area C, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘCloud Break Mine, Roy Hill Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘHope Downs Mine, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘHope Downs South Mine, Hope Downs Mine, Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘMindy Mindy, Marillana Station, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘDales Gorge, Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Morris, R. C. (1980) A textural and mineralogical study of the relationship of iron ore to banded iron-formation in the Hamersley iron province of Western Australia. Economic Geology, 75 (2) 184-209 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.2.184
 
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