| Locality type: | Park |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Goethite |
| Formula: | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Comments: | Chunks of goethite after siderite, showing the rhombohedral form or the latter, found in the dumps at the upper mine shaft. Also from the weathering of pyrite, marcasite and/or pyrrhotite. |
| Habit: | massive, pseudomorphous after rhombic siderite |
| Colour: | dark brown |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| 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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| Topaz | β6 photos of Goethite associated with Topaz at this locality. |
| Scheelite | β4 photos of Goethite associated with Scheelite at this locality. |
| Siderite | β3 photos of Goethite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β3 photos of Goethite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Albite | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Ferberite | β2 photos of Goethite associated with Ferberite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goethite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 859144 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:859144:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4074a70b-0b4a-4e62-951b-079a44ab130a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goethite |
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| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | βState Route 25 road cuts, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | βLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.8km (8.0 miles) | βStevenson Mine (Burke's Copper Mine), Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.6km (11.6 miles) | βQuarry Road, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.9km (11.7 miles) | βLambert Road serpentinite, Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.5km (12.7 miles) | βLambert's Mine (Maltby Lakes Mine), West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.2km (13.8 miles) | βHeritage Village, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 23.4km (14.6 miles) | βNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Old Mine Park, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA