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Goethite from
Queen Bee Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


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 Queen Bee Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:835582
Long-form Identifier:1:3:835582:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘJohn Brown Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLuxemburg North Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘRadium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘCopperlinka Mine, Mannahill (Manna Hill), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘMutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘPerryhumuck Mine (Perry Hummock Mine), Ameroo Hill, Outalpa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘAmeroo Hill, Outalpa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘMount Bull Mine, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘThunder Queen Mine, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘDome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
The mines & minerals of the Olary province of S.A. - Radium Hill & New Luxemburg Mining Areas. K.R. Kakoschke & G.L. Francis. Self Published.
 
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