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Goethite from
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
04872180017272073215065.jpg
Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
03919520017272022184307.jpg
Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Goethite, etc.

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Comments:Replaces pyrite, pyrrhotite and aegirine-augite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite8
Quartz6
- var Chalcedony3
Baryte5
Calcite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150657:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘKameelburg Complex, Kalkfeld, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9
Rustemeyer, Paul (2000) Okorusu: Fundstelle attraktiver Fluorite in Namibia [Okorusu: Site of attractive fluorites in Namibia]. Lapis, 25 (3). 24-29; 50
 
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