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Goethite from
Villa Rica Mine (Sulfur Mining & Railroad Company Pyrite Mine), Villa Rica, Douglas County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Villa Rica Mine (Sulfur Mining & Railroad Company Pyrite Mine), Villa Rica, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:144744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:144744:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘSwift Mine, Draketown Pyrite Mining District, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLittle Bob Mine, Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘKing Property, Draketown District, Haralson County, Georgia, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘTallapoosa Mine (Waldrop Mine), Draketown District, Haralson County, Georgia, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘRush-Banks Prospect, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘReeds Mountain, No. 3, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘReeds Mountain Pyrite Mine, Reeds Mountain, Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘBrewer Mine (R.H. Brewer Mine), Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘGrady Mine No. 2, Grady Station, Polk County, Georgia, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘGrady Mine No. 1, Grady Station, Polk County, Georgia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 64:194.
 
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