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Goethite from
Morning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, 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 Morning Star Mine, Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:783290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:783290:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Maynard Mine; Bernice group; Bernice Mine; Rex Tin Mine; Standard District; Blue Grass), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘMountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘColosseum Mine (Colosseum Gorge prospect; Ivanpah Consolidated Mine; Glitter Gorge; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘNippeno group, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘSwansea Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘBoss Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘNE2 vein, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘLeiser Ray Mine (Lester Ray-Goffs Mine; Camp Signal Mine; Vanadium King Mine), Signal Hill, Piute Range [N], Signal Mining District (Vontrigger Mining District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Ronald Wynn Sheets, James R. Craig, Robert J. Bodnar (1995) Composition And Occurrence Of Electrum At The Morning Star Deposit, San Bernardino County, California: Evidence For Remobilization Of Gold And Silver. Canadian Mineralogist 33:137-151
 
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