Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Goethite |
Formula: | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Comments: | As coatings and massive aggregates in small pocket with albite. Probably from the oxidation of abundant pyrite. |
Habit: | massive |
Colour: | dark red-brown |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Goethite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 689612 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:689612:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 86a6a3a9-efb6-413f-9460-a501b207f810 |
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.3km (2.6 miles) | ⓘSulfur Spring (Sulphur Spring), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
7.8km (4.9 miles) | ⓘ"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
9.9km (6.1 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Rock Landing Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA