| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Goethite |
| Formula: | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Comments: | Much of the darker colored siderite is actually goethite pseudomorphs after siderite. Rarely bortyoidal. Stalactitic formations also formed on the walls and ceilings inside the mine. |
| Habit: | massive, botryoidal |
| Colour: | brown to red-brown |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Goethite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Siderite | ⓘ2 photos of Goethite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Goethite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Goethite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Roxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131538 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131538:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7b23074e-64fb-4d4b-b338-4079de163517 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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| 11.8km (7.3 miles) | ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘHeritage Village, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘKent Iron Mine (Limonite mine), Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.9km (12.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.1km (14.4 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 24.2km (15.1 miles) | ⓘStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.8km (16.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 28.1km (17.5 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.5km (18.4 miles) | ⓘClove Mine, Town of Union Vale, Dutchess County, New York, USA |
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Roxbury Iron Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA