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Goethite from
Wolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Goethite, etc.

Wolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01305270017370250978751.jpg
Goethite, etc.

Wolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Goethite, etc.

Wolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1069661
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1069661:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘLandsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBackofen Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTivoli Quarry, Schweisweiler, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘAn der Rossel Quarry, Odernheim am Glan, Nahe-Glan, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘKatharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHohe Buche, Hinzweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘReich Geschiebe Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hartmut Hensel collection, Neustadt a. d. Wstr.
 
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