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Goethite from
Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:284975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:284975:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOutlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘCopper Blue Mine, Belmont Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘNorthumberland Mine, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘGrantsville Summit Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘBeth Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘHall Molybdenum Mine, San Antone Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘRoyston Cu deposit, Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘRoyston Coalition Mine (Foy-Betts shaft; Campbell; Kelly; Campbell and Kelly; Walker shaft), Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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