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Goethite from
Cabeço da Meca (or Cabeço de Santa Quitéria), Meca, Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: Rui Nunes' collection.
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Hematite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cabeço da Meca (or Cabeço de Santa Quitéria), Meca, Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:726468
Long-form Identifier:1:3:726468:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCalbrita quarries, Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres, Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘCabeça Gorda quarry, Alcobertas, Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘVale Rodrigues No. 2 quarry, Moita do Poço, Turquel, Alcobaça, Leiria, Portugal
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘBafureira Beach, Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘPedra Furada, Setúbal, Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘZambujal quarries, Zambujal, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘRibeiro do Cavalo no. 5 quarry, Zambujal quarries, Zambujal, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘHerdade da Caeira Mine, Nossa Senhora da Vila， Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘHerdade da Safira Mine, Nossa Senhora da Vila， Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘTerra das Freiras quarry, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal
References
Nunes, Rui (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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