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Goethite from
Irish Rose Mine (Morlock-Eloi Mine), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


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Goethite

Irish Rose Mine, Victorio District, Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Goethite

Irish Rose Mine, Victorio District, Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Goethite

Irish Rose Mine, Victorio District, Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Irish Rose Mine (Morlock-Eloi Mine), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1324122
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1324122:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGulf Oil Victorio Project, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘVic 26 claim, Victorio group, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘOgre-Bogle group of claims (Tedford's group; Ogre-Bogle claim), Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill shaft, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRob 244 Claim, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘParole Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJesse Mine, Mine Hill, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘIndependence lode, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘVic 10 claim, Victorio group, Victorio District (Gage District), Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘLuna Mine, Apache No. 2 Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E. (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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