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Goethite from
Illinois Mine, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, 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 Illinois Mine, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:243109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:243109:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSauk Mine, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘIronton Iron Mine, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘDemby-Weist Mine, Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘEberle Mine (Lampe Eberle Mine), Clark Mine Group, Highland area, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘNecedah Bluff quarry, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘSt. Marie quarry, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘWaterloo quarry (Michels Materials Waterloo quarry; Portland Quarry), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘHelen H. Westphal Quarry (C. C. Linck; Inc.; Ghost Hill Road Quarry), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘAmes Branch copper prospect, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘRodham Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Weidman, S. (1904) The Baraboo Iron-Bearing District of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Economic Series 8 Bulletin XIII, 190 p. plus map.
 
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