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Goethite from
Nižný Chmelienec U-Cu occurrence, Nižný Chmelienec Valley, Východná, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Nižný Chmelienec U-Cu occurrence, Nižný Chmelienec Valley, Východná, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1458353
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1458353:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGepľové (Zach), Nižná Boca antimony-gold deposit, Nižná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘRovná hoľa, Liptovský Ján, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBacúch magnetite deposit, Bacúch, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘRovienky, Vyšná Boca, Liptovský Mikuláš District, Žilina Region, Slovakia
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘKoleso, Brezno, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘHudák Valley, Brezno, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘTrangoška, Horná Lehota, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘVápenica-Vysová ore occurrence, Spišská Teplica, Kozie Chrbty Mountains (Vikartovský ridge), Prešov Region, Slovakia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘKravany deposit, Kravany, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘZa dolinou ore occurrence, Brezno, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Rojkovič I. (1998): Stratiformná U-Cu mineralizácia v perme Nízkych Tatier. Mineralia Slovaca, 30, 66-71 (in Slovak).
Hoppanová E., Ferenc Š., Kopáčik R., Budzák Š., Mikuš T. (2021): Supergénne minerály z U-Cu rudného výskytu Východná-Nižný Chmelienec v Nízkych Tatrách (hronikum, Slovensko). Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie, 29, 1, 77-89 (in Slovak with English abstract).
 
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