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Goethite from
Swilley Gulch Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Swilley Gulch Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:383652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:383652:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHausle Bog Iron Deposit (Double Star Claim), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMelcert Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTilson Gulch Bog Iron Deposit, Rochford Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLessering Bog Iron Deposit (Iron Lode), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘDavier Mine, Annie Creek, Bald Mountain Mining District (Portland Mining District), Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘRichmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Cave (Bethlehem Cave), Meade County, South Dakota, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘStagebarn Caverns, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘDan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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