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Goethite from
Boylston quarry, Boylston, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boylston quarry, Boylston, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312349:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘCopper Lake, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘGoldenville (Sherbrooke), Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘFinlay Point, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘBridgeville iron mines, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘStirling Mine, Richmond Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
90.2km (56.1 miles) ⓘDufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Robinson, George W.; King, Vandall T.; Asselborn, Eric; Cureton, Forrest; Tschernich, Rudy; Sielecki, Robert (1992) What's New in Minerals? - Annual World Summary of Mineral Discoveries, April 1991 through April 1992. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (5). p.423-437.
 
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