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Goethite from
Mac-Holmes and Research Mining Co. Mine (Caponetto shaft; Valley Mine), Nutts, Pike County, Arkansas, 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 Mac-Holmes and Research Mining Co. Mine (Caponetto shaft; Valley Mine), Nutts, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92534:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘInterstate Mill Facility (Funk Property; V.B. Lewis Property; Vb Lewis Property), Pike County, Arkansas, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘWall Mountain shaft (Mid-Continent Quicksilver Company shaft), Pike City, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘFunderburk prospect, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWatkins-White Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMercury District of Southwest Arkansas, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘFrank Brunson Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPike City prospect, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘYantis Mine, Skelton Mountain, Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘIsabell Mine (Isabell Prospect; Isabell Hill Mine; Craig Mine), Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘHales Mine (Ajax Mine; Hales Mining and Development Co; Norton and Wright; Ajax Mercury Co; Hales) Lake Greeson, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.
 
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