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Goethite from
Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


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Goethite, etc.

Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
02717300017364854347950.jpg
Goethite, etc.

Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Goethite, etc.

Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite3
Quartz2
Vanadinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44090
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44090:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAmelia Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘPapago Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPacific Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSilver Glance Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Boy Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine (Guadaloupe Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Bancroft, Peter; Bricker, Garth (1990) Arizona's Silver Mining District. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (2). p.151-168.pp.161-161
 
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