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Goethite from
Kővágószőlős Uranium Mine, Kővágótöttös, Pécs District, Baranya County, Hungary


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Comments:Often black spheres on quartz, calcite and barite, but the most beautiful appearance is undoubtedly the golden tufts of dense needles. It is famous when it is found overgrown with celestite or quartz.
Habit:acicular, botryoidal
Colour:black, gold
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite4
Quartz1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kővágószőlős Uranium Mine, Kővágótöttös, Pécs District, Baranya County, Hungary
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:298588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:298588:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
11.1km (6.9 miles) Kozári Quarry, Pécs District, Baranya County, Hungary
12.8km (8.0 miles) István Shaft, Pécs District, Baranya County, Hungary
26.0km (16.2 miles) Rózsabánya quarry, Siklós, Siklós District, Baranya County, Hungary
27.9km (17.4 miles) Zengővárkony, Pécsvárad District, Baranya County, Hungary
28.5km (17.7 miles) Pusztakisfalu, Pécsvárad District, Baranya County, Hungary
33.2km (20.6 miles) Harsány Hill, Nagyharsány, Siklós District, Baranya County, Hungary
97.4km (60.6 miles) Hajógyári Quarry, Balatonfüred, Balatonfüred District, Veszprém County, Hungary
99.9km (62.1 miles) Halom Hill, Veszprém District, Veszprém County, Hungary
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