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Goethite from
Bear Butte, Meade County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Table/Butte
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 Bear Butte, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211556:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
21.8km (13.5 miles) Crystal Cave (Bethlehem Cave), Meade County, South Dakota, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) Richmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) Stagebarn Caverns, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) Davier Mine, Annie Creek, Bald Mountain Mining District (Portland Mining District), Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) Tilson Gulch Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) Melcert Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) Swilley Gulch Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) Cowboy Hill, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) Hausle Bog Iron Deposit (Double Star Claim), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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