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| Name: | Goethite Gth |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #28: Wulfenite / Goethite Mexico  #54: Mimetite / Wulfenite on Goethite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico  #243: Goethite Mexico  #246: Vanadinite / Goethite Taouz, Morocco  #297: Beryl var. Aquamarine/Schorl/Feldspar/Goethite Erongo, Namibia  #730: Goethite Tharsis, Spain  #974: Quartz var. Smoky / Goethite var. Onegite Lakeview Lode, Park County, Colorado, USA  #1441: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1442: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1443: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1444: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1445: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1446: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1447: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1448: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1449: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1450: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1451: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1452: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1453: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1454: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1455: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1456: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1457: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1458: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1459: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1460: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain  #1461: Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite La Union, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain |
| IMA Chemistry: | FeO(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Goethite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1806 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | α-FeO(OH) Lenz J G (1806) Göthit. in Tabellen über das gesammte Mineralreich, Göpferdts (Jena) 46-46 |
| Structural Group Name: | Diaspore |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | diaspore |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4620 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 5.25 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.8 |
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