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Goethite from
Austin Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Austin Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344067
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344067:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBlevin Mine, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘStratford, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘYarnell Mine (Yarnell Tract Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘCave Hill Iron Mine (Dry Run Iron Mine), Cripple Creek-New River, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘWilkerson Tract Mine (M. Wilkerson Tract Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘJ. Lineberry Mine (J. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘF. Lineberry Mine (F. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘDavis Prospect (Newland Farm Lead Mine), Cedar Springs Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘT. Blair Mine (Blair Mine), Copperas Hill Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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