| Locality type: | Road |
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| Species: | Goethite |
| Formula: | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Comments: | dusting of tiny needles on quartz |
| Habit: | needles |
| Colour: | brown |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | β8 photos of Goethite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Hematite | β4 photos of Goethite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Calcite | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 982399 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:982399:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e78a6b59-6a11-4887-911b-8b776a59d010 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βHeritage Village, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.2km (1.3 miles) | βO & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.8km (7.3 miles) | βRoxbury Iron Mine (Shepaug Iron Company Mine; Shepaug Spathic Iron and Steel Company Mine), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.0km (8.0 miles) | βStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | βState Route 8 exit 37, Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.9km (13.0 miles) | βNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.2km (14.4 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.5km (14.6 miles) | βOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | βThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 26.8km (16.7 miles) | βState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Bates' Rock Road, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA