| Classification |
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| Species: | Goethite |
| Formula: | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Comments: | Transparent golden brown blocky micro crystals, and numerous other forms |
| Habit: | blocky equant to elongated crystals, botryoidal |
| Colour: | golden brown; black |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Carminite | 7 |
| Beudantite | 6 |
| Cerussite | 3 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Slipfontein, Brits, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 542844 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:542844:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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| 29.7km (18.5 miles) | ⓘKwaggafontein Farm, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 39.3km (24.4 miles) | ⓘVaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 47.8km (29.7 miles) | ⓘThabazimbi Mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 55.8km (34.7 miles) | ⓘZwartkloof defunct Fluorite Mine, Bela-Bela, Bela-Bela Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 99.8km (62.0 miles) | ⓘVergenoeg Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Slipfontein, Brits, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa