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Goethite from
Vieiro do Almagre Mine, Salvador, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal


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Goethite

Vieiro do Almagre Mine, Salvador, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Goethite

Vieiro do Almagre Mine, Salvador, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Goethite

Vieiro do Almagre Mine, Salvador, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Psilomelane1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vieiro do Almagre Mine, Salvador, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:880083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:880083:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘSegura Mines (Segura mining field), União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
34.0km (21.2 miles) ⓘLa Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘBendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘSítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘSitio do Cobre Mine, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘSlag dumps, Sitio do Cobre Mine, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘÁguila area (Fé mine), Saelices el Chico, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘPinhal do Souto Mine, Tragos, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘTarabau Mine, Poio, Nossa Senhora da Graça, Nisa, Portalegre, Portugal
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘVale de Pião Mine, Cadafaz e Colmeal, Góis, Coimbra, Portugal
References
Martins da Pedra collection
 
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