Classification |
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Species: | Goethite |
Formula: | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Comments: | Crusts from alteration of the abundant sulfide minerals and perhaps the triphylite. |
Habit: | botryoidal crusts |
Colour: | dark brown to iridescent |
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 |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 860451 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:860451:4 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 29cd87bf-8b61-4661-bf58-ca0d47228ef7 |
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
17.9km (11.1 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘCornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
28.1km (17.5 miles) | ⓘRoxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
28.4km (17.6 miles) | ⓘO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
28.6km (17.8 miles) | ⓘKent Iron Mine (Limonite mine), Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
29.6km (18.4 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 & State Route 71 Interchange, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘArute Field, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘBates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
30.6km (19.0 miles) | ⓘ135 Fenn Road, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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