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Goethite from
Ellis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Comments:Most Limonite that is reported is Goethite.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ellis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893132:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
2.4km (1.5 miles) North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) Stratford, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) Capps Hill Mine, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) Mountain Ore Bank Mine (Little Devil's Workshop), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) Blevin Mine, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) Austin Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) Pluton Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
79.4km (49.3 miles) Martin Marietta Lithium Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) Union Copper Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) Yates Brooks farm, Lattimore, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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