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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Goethite from
Chança Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal


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 Chança Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925803
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925803:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘSão Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘPoço Moreno Mine, Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘFilón Sur open pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘFilón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘCêrro da Oca Mine, Vale de Vargo, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘDaroeira Mine, Martim Longo, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘHerdade de Vila Ruiva Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘPreguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘSan Telmo Mine, El Cerro de Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘHerdade da Ventosa Mine, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Beja, Beja, Portugal
References
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1241CuPbZnPy
 
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