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Goethite from
North pit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Workings
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 North pit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1622237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1622237:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBonanza prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘApex prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLittle Gem Mine, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘJanney pegmatite occurrence (Janney Station), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘContinental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘMarget Ann Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Gnanou, Hamadou (2018) Mineralogy and sulfur isotope geochemistry of the Apex and Bonanza prospects at the Golden Sunlight mine, Montana. Montana Tech of The University of Montana. 78pp.
 
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