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Goethite from
Barranco do Vale Covo Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barranco do Vale Covo Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:922542
Long-form Identifier:1:3:922542:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘVentosa (Ferrarias) Mine, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘCerro de Martins Annes Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘBarrigão Mine, Santa Cruz, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘNeves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCerro do Algaré Mine, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões, Almodôvar, Beja, Portugal
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘDaroeira Mine, Martim Longo, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘPoço Moreno Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
43.5km (27.1 miles) ⓘFerrenho Mine, Santa Clara-A-Velha, Odemira, Beja, Portugal
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘMontinho Mine, Panoias e Conceição, Ourique, Beja, Portugal
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘSão Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
References
Alves, Pedro (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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