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Goethite from
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Ī±-Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microclineā“˜9 photos of Goethite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Smoky Quartzā“˜7 photos of Goethite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Amethyst3 photos of Goethite associated with Amethyst at this locality.
Quartzā“˜2 photos of Goethite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136648:8
GUID (UUID V4):efd82145-24aa-4c5e-9592-4994213f9a3b
Localities for Goethite in this Region
Goethite Hill, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
11.5km (7.1 miles) ā“˜Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ā“˜Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ā“˜Green Mountain Falls Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Iron Mine (MRDS - 10013853), Green Mountain Falls Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ā“˜Cresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ā“˜Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ā“˜Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ā“˜Ray Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ā“˜Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) ā“˜Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Microminerals from Pegmatites in the Pikes Peak Batholith, Central Colorado Daniel E. Kile Research Associate...Nature & Science 5176 Black Bear Run - Littleton, Colorado 801215 Email: centennial87@comcast.net were sparse...number of localities throughout the Pikes Peak batholith in central Colorado, and many of them provide spectacular...found in pegmatites in the Pikes Peak batholith (PPB) in central Colorado. Although some minerals, such...samples An overview of weathered Pikes Peak Granite within the Pikes Peak batholith, in an area north of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
December 2012 Flgun 1. View from the summit of Pika Peak looking northwest acro88 the cliffā€™s of Glen Cove...northeasterly-trending continentul Figure 2. Geologic map of the Colorado Front Range showing the Precambrian metamorphic...I-billion-year-old formbasin was established in the southeril Pikes Peak Batholith. Adapted by the author from Reed, Bickford...Karistrom 1978; Lanthier 1978). Farther south in Colorado, sediments accumulated in decper-water rocks formed...Survey into ā€œEarly, Middle, and Lateā€ Eras. In Colorado we because of the subsequent folding and overthrusting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MIAROLITIC CAVITY IN CHEYENNE CANYON, EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO GARY ZITO Colorado School of Mines, Metallurgical...Engineering Department, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, Colorado 80401, U.S.A. SARAH L. HANSONĀ§ Adrian College...cavity in a pegmatite in Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso Co., Colorado has an unusual mineral assemblage that includes... Latestage trivalent iron minerals, generally goethite, coat the feldspar, quartz, and sericite. This...a pegmatite pocket in Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. This location is about 2 km north of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
20:04 16 May 2014 Stove Mountain Area Colorado Springs, Colorado All photos by Gary Zito unless otherwise...otherwise noted 224 ROCKS & MINERALS GARY ZITO Colorado School of Mines Metallurgical and Materials Engineering...Engineering Department 1500 Illinois Street Golden, Colorado 80401 gzito@mines.edu SARAH L. HANSON Adrian...20:04 16 May 2014 in the Stove Mountain area of Colorado have provided numerous attractive specimens of...Unlike the better known pegmatites within the Pikes Peak Batholith, this area is also notable for its
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. MurĀ­ phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (inĀ­ cluding quartz) was included
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COLORADO TOPAZ Topaz, Al Si0 (F,OH) is one of Colorado's better known gem minerals. Though ColĀ­ orado...(PJM), 975 (TCM) Box 25046, Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 A ccording to Cross and Hillebrand...discovery of Colorado topaz was made about 1880 by a Mr. Thiebald,* "a prospector of Colorado Springs."...area. The largest fine-quality topaz specimens in Colorado occur in several separate and distinct localities...within the large (1,080 mi ) and well-exposed Pikes Peak batholith. The batholith, slightly more than
Journal (issue)
Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan Whatā€™s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy Amazonite from the Pikes Peak batholith...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DIKES OF MOUNT ROSA COMPLEX AREA, COLORADO FRONT RANGE, COLORADO, USA SARAH L. HANSONĀ§ Adrian College,...Madison Street, Adrian, Michigan 49221, USA, GARY ZITO Colorado School of Mines, Metallurgical and Materials...Department, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA Keywords: pegmatite, beryllium mineralization...INTRODUCTION The Mount Rosa Complex (MRC), located in the Colorado Front Range, extends from St. Peters Dome in the...of the Pikes Peak Intrusive Center within the larger 1.08 Ga Pikes Peak Batholith. The Pikes Peak Intrusive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted with...Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge;... FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur..................................203 R. Barnes Pikes Peak Granite........................................SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted...devoted to the mines and minerals of Colorado. As most long-time subscribers know, the first in the series
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Variety Amazonite Yucca Hill Prospect, Park County, Colorado T H I S I S S U E ' S C O N N O I S S E U...granite bodies, such as ColĀ­ orado's Pikes Peak Batholith and the Harney Peak Granite in the Black Hills of...Pala district, California; the general Pikes Peak area of Colorado; gem pegmatites of the New England states;...pegmatites in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado and include sites in Douglas, E l Paso, Park, and Teller...Teller counties. A review of the more imĀ­ portant Colorado amazonite localities is given by Eckel (1961)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205-5798 jmurphy @ dmns.org PETER...Survey MS 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 pmodresk @ usgs.gov Unless otherwise...to 2000) J oin us for a gemstone tour around Colorado! Our field trip takes us from east to west in...in the same way you may have toured through Colorado on a mineral collecting trip. This route, from the...gemstones are known to occur. We cannot discuss every Colorado gemstone occurrence; rather, this is a general
Report (issue)
Ī±ā€“Fe3+ O(OH) Goethite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point...(1) 0.36 89.65 10.19 Total 100.20 (1) El Paso Co., Colorado, USA. (2) FeO(OH). Polymorphism & Series:...France. In the USA, from the Pikes Peak district and Florissant, El Paso Co., Colorado; an ore mineral...Aitkenhead, B.R. Young, and P.F. Dagger (1975) Goethite from Hindlow, Derbyshire. Bull. Geol. Surv. Great
Book (edition)
MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive Ā„em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...highways. Latest information is given on local tra\'el and collecting conditions and land ownership, so...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =Ā· - Ā·, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Region Seven Keys to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz, Manhan River mine, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff Scovil...branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine, Houghton County, Michigan. A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum (Michigan...JulyIAugust: Vanadinite and wulfenite, Old Yuma mine, Pima County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...claim, Lake George intrusive center, Teller County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. November/December:... Eagle mine, Gilman County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen on loan to the Colorado School of Mines, Jeff
Book (edition)
ā€” _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ā–  : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils Americaā€™s Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Region American...Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology...Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook Colorado Gem Trails The Art of Gem Cutting (With Dr. H. C. Dake)...Dake) * RICHARD M. PEARL ā˜… COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ā˜… SKETCH MAPS BY MIGNON WARDELL PEARL
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President May 2017 PICK&PACK...Other Events Pg 2 Purpurite (Phosphate) From Colorado and Pg 3 South Dakota Pebble Pups Rudist Fossil...containing phosphorus, niobium and lithium. In Colorado, he is known for writing the book Antero Aquamarines...presentation. COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 May...Senior Center is located at 1514 North Hancock in Colorado Springs. For more information on any of the sub-groups
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- - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The
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at Silver Reef in southwestern Utahā€™s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...perfect bound for just: $35.00 Postage $5.00 in the USA; $23 for foreign. Excalibur Mineral Corp Tel: 434-964-0875...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Experiences in Namibia The Ravine, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals -...Pershing County, Nevada Majuba Hill Continued-Collecting Underground Postcards Coppertown USA Mining Museum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
miarolitic pegmatites of the anorogenic Pikes Peak batholith, Colorado E. E. Foord 1, P. Cern~ z, L. L. Jackson...Mineral Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, USA Department of Geological Sciences, University of...Denver, USA Branch of Geophysics, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, USA Topometric, Bedminister, USA With...granitic units of the anorogenic Pikes Peak batholith (1.08-1.02 Ga), Colorado range in composition, and follow...consolidation Zusammenfassung Glimmer aus dem Pikes Peak Batholith, Colorado 29 Glimmer aus miarolithischen Pegmatiten
Report (volume)
Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...and Webber Hill, El Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral...Corral, Nevada County; Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
microcline in the Pikes Peak granite at St. Peter's Dome, at the southern base of Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado...an ocherousyellow-brown iron oxide, doubtless goethite, are present in the hagemannite and the same substance...variable mixture of ralstonite, thomsenolite and goethite. The original analysisapparently was made on material
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Crystal Peak area, north of Lake George, Colorado. The claim itself is in Teller County near the Park...Park County border. The mine is an open pit with four levelscarved into the hillside. Level 2, where the...most productive. The Rocket mine is within the Pikes Peak batholith, a Precambrian granite between 1.03...encountered pockets rich in iron minerals, such as goethite and hematite pseudomorphs after siderite. The...recovered. Fewer of the secondary minerals, such as goethite, were found in these pockets. Fluorite was encountered
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 February 2014 PICK&PACK Vol 54 ....... Number...boehmiteā€”ALO(OH)], a couple of iron oxides [hematiteā€”Fe2O3, goethite-- FE3O(OH)], and a clay mineral [kaoliniteā€”Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4]... Continued pg3 COLORADO SPRINGS February 2014MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO PICK SPRINGS, &...Senior Center is located at 1514 North Hancock in Colorado Springs. For more information on any of the sub-groups...(Jefferson County Fair Grounds) Mar. 28-30, Fort Collins Gem and Mineral Show (Larimer County Fair Grounds
Journal (issue)
important miner in the Crystal Peak area north of the town of Florissant in Colorado. In addition to being a...a prospector, miner, and operator of the Crystal Peak Gem Mines, he also mentored others who succeeded...including Jerry Hurianek, whose longtime activities in Colorado are documented in t\vo of his unpublished articles...in 1938 about finding smoky quartz in the Crystal Peak area (Hurianek 1938). Jerry, in turn, passed along...of large, well-formed crystals associated with goethite and cleavelandite. It was shown in their motel
 
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