Laterite
A lateritic iron ore prospect occurs at La Mesa, about 20 km west of Santiago, on the Meseta de Veraguas (or El Alto de la Mesa) plateau which is about 13 km long by 3 km wide with an ENE-trend. It is described as a bed of hematite underlain by basalt, and as goethite.

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ⓘ Iron

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ⓘ Goethite

ⓘ Hematite

2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ Laterite

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Redwood, Stewart D. (2020) The mineral deposits of Panama: Arc metallogenesis on the trailing edge of the Caribbean large igneous province. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 72 (3) doi:10.18268/bsgm2020v72n3a130220

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

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References

[1]Redwood, Stewart D. (2020) The mineral deposits of Panama: Arc metallogenesis on the trailing edge of the Caribbean large igneous province. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 72 (3) doi:10.18268/bsgm2020v72n3a130220

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