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Goethite from
Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, 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 Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:686850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:686850:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘHazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘNantahala Talc and Limestone Mine, Hewitt, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘAlum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
47.2km (29.4 miles) ⓘJ.W. Cooper Prospect, Valley River Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘJ. W. Cooper Prospect, Brasstown Belt, Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘSixmile Creek Adit Occurrence, Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Prospect Pit (Johnson adit), Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘWebster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘDouglas Lake geode occurrence, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCosby's Creek meteorite, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
References
Hammarstrum,Jane M. Meier,Allen L. Seal II,Robert R. and Jackson,John C.(2003)Weathering of Sulfidic Shale and Copper Mine Waste:Secondary Minerals and Metal Cycling in Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee and North Carolina,USA, U.S Geological Survey
 
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