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Goethite from
Burgin Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, 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 Burgin Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:189682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:189682:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed cave, Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘShaft No. 1, Colorado Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘIron Blossom Mine, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘChief No. 2 shaft (Chief Consolidated Mine), Knightville, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘCarisa Mine (Carissa Mine; Clarissa Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘDragon Mine (Dragon Consolidated Mine; Dragon Iron Mine; International S. & R. Company; Filtrol Halloysite Mine), Silver City, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAjax Mine (Copperopolis; Sioux Ajax), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024,
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
Sangameshwar, S. R., Barnes, H. L. (1983) Supergene processes in zinc-lead-silver sulfide ores in carbonates. Economic Geology, 78 (7) 1379-1397 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.78.7.1379
 
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