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Goethite from
Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:α-Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Crystal Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:190895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:190895:4
GUID (UUID V4):b2ec2918-df3b-4bf9-95e8-b82fcfa45a74
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
6.9km (4.3 miles) Lisbon Valley Copper Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Blackbird Mine, Lisbon Valley Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) Gray Daun Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) Virgin No. 3 Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
Thallium Prospect, Little Valley, Sheeprock Mts., Vernon, Tooele Co., Utah / USA; The exceptionally rare...forms deep dark brown, iridescent (blue-green-yellow), spherical crystal aggregates around 2 mm in size,...Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona / USA; Blue spherical crystal aggregates of 4 mm, rich in addition...location"; NS 28,00; HS 38,00 Baghdadite xls Fuka Mine, Bicchu-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Pref. / Japan;...brown (fluorescent in UV-light bright yellow) crystal aggregates of 5 mm, together with some dark brown
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Volume Fourteen, Number Three Articles Across the San Juan Mountains ........................................157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................ineralogical Research Co., 704 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131. Affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy...COVER: LUDLAMITE from TrepCa, Yugoslavia. The crystal, from the collection of the School of Mines, Paris
Catalog/List
and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history. During his second year...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...are of collecting quartz in Montana, calcite in Utah, silver, galena, sphalerite, and amethyst in Creede
Journal (issue)
Bacher; Reinhold Bacher photo. Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by...Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...from left: Liddicoatite, 7 cm, from the Sahatany Valley, Madagascar. Collected by Federico Pezzotta; Antonio...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp
Report (volume)
distinguished by their, physical properties: color, crystal form, cleavage, parting, hardness, specific gravity...tinted, transparent stones. The desired hues are blue, rose, green, and true canary yellow in the diamond;...diamond; pigeon-blood red in the ruby; cornflower blue in the sapphire; and grass green in the emerald....important aids in identifying gems. They are: color, crystal form, cleavage, parting, hardness, specific gravity...in most minerals. Most gem stones have certain crystal systems that form under favorable conditions of
Book
information b Book review c Crystal morphology information d Crystal drawing ff Continues on following...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
Catalog/List
Avenue San Mateo, California 94403 U.S.A. Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla...AT AL OG HATFiaD GOUDEY 1145 \'/est 31st Avenue San Mateo, California 94403 U.S.A. COMTENTS General...postal money arder. Pr i ces c;uoi:ed are F .0. B. San fl,aceo, Cali fornia. California add applicable state...preferably stereoscopic, microscope can reveal various crystal fonns, habits, color, paragenesis and association...association. Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will
Book (edition)
Blowpipe and Chemical Testing of Minerals Atlas of Crystal Stereograms Guide to Geologic Literature Mineral...Fort Collins Routt Steamboat Springs San Isabel Pueblo San Juan Uncompahgre Durango Delta Glenwood...Montrose County Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Florissant...Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Teller County Great Sand Dunes National Monument Saguache and...National Monument Montezuma County Yucca House National Monument Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO
Book (edition)
Routt San Isabel Pueblo Uncompahgre Durango Delta White River Glenwood Springs San Juan NATIONAL...Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Great Sand Dunes National... Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain...Zodac, editor. The Lapidary Journal, P.O. Box 2369, San Diego 12, Cali­ fornia. $5.25 per year. Hugh Leiper...Western Colorado Segment A — Utah Border to Steamboat Springs, U. S. 40 Moffat County Dinosaur National Monument
Catalog/List
I) APATITE (var FRANCOLITE). Simms Lode, Gecvor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An approx 60x60mm area on bro\\11...£20. 4) ARSENOPYRITE and FERBERITE. Yaobangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China. Three composite lustrous...£145. 5) AZURITE. Nevada Lode, La Sal, San Juan Co., Utah, USA. A flattened ball like mass of sharp lustrous...15nun. £175. • 9) CASSITERlTE nnd FLUORITE. Geevor Mine, Pendee n , Cornwall. A good part vein section showin...India. A good clean lustrous composite ball of dark blue cavansite made u p of thcer. intergrown, givillg
Report (volume)
location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...lead to the discovery of a new mineral or a new crystal form. He can surely use the description for planning...documented summary of the beginning of Colorado mining history. Part of his summary is given here in the...had been recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed...however, because it contains lists of the mines and mining districts that were active at the time in Clear
Journal (issue)
Record Inc. Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and J...by R. S. W. Braithwaite Barite from the Niobec mine, Chicoutimi, Quebec .....................355 by...G. Gagnon Minerals of the Yates uranium mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano...PERI LITHON BOOKS P.O. Box 9996 5372 Van Nuys Court San Diego, Calif. 92109 QUALITY DISPLAY SPECIMENS Chinese...the “ Showoff” both in a wide t& ge of sizes .. crystal clear, non-yeliowingx detracting from their contents
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in México, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- x / Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
Catalog/List
----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...red granular mass, mixed with black Grunerite Rich blue-grey massive with possible quartz BeAISiO lxl £2...Ultevis, Lappland Sweden Sharp single dark brown crystal , normal shape ,about I inch Black chunky masses...CATAPLEIITE Norra Karr, ostergotsland, Sweden single blue 3mm crystal on quartz Several pink areas around Sm size...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- LX x I Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
Catalog/List
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, free standing. ______ ______ Malawi Black crystal sections with Astrophyllite...Greenish , sparse, acicular micros in Penbenhy Croft Mine, St cavities in quartz_________________ Hilary Cornwall...ALAMOSITE Rawhide Mine, Mohave Ixl £9 'A x A £3 1 xA Pb SiO/3_____________ County. Arizona, U.S.A £5___...Feldspar_____________ Black areas in actinolite Basinas Mine Sweden 1x1 £1.20 ALLANITE 9 Ce Y Fe SiO__________...formed dodecahedral Madagascar 1 ins £4 ALMANDINE 1 Crystal I inch across garnet group__________ 1 x '/2 £4
Book (volume)
............................................452 Utah .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
Catalog/List
mass. Info from micro-probin white crystal , the top half of a crystal,with slight damage lx1£5 lx2.CIO...AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 17 2 Rich mass of black crystal sections .on matrix. Small...mixed with Gocthite and Lepidocrocitc. single blue 3mm crystal on quartz fcO Ot I Cl £5 3mm£3 ,o _____ __...ALBERTITE near Dingwall Scotland ANATASE Cuiba district, Gouveia Minas Gerais. Brazil 28 Quite rich black...Single light brown lustrous ,double-terminated crystal 1.5 cm long TiO lxl£6 lx2 £1 2 --------2x2£2 4
Book (edition)
Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART
Catalog/List
CHALCOALUMITE TETRAHEDERITE. GALENA, MOLYBDENITE, GOETHITE and Copper Minerals page 2 : CHALCOMENITE, CHRYSCOLLA...grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4 040 BITYITE Li...Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE Ba Na Ti B SiO Blue massive with...Cs)Al (B,Be) 0 pale yellow, garnet shaped single crystal. 3 mm £3.50 (Antsirabe Madagascar) 3 small crystals
Book (edition)
McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral
Catalog/List
wales. course E9 B)65x55 ES C)40x30.E3 vhlte crystal- mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Well formed display...40xl5.E6 AURICHALC!TE and HEHIHORPHITE, Golconda mine, Derbyshire. representatlve speclmen vlth vugs of...lenlcular xtls.70x55.E9 ? BAYLDONITE,Brandy Glll mine, Caldbeck fells, Cumbrla. s,a!I br!ght apple green...green Glll mine, Caldbeck Fells,Cumbrla.Thumbnall xtls.E4 CALEDDN!TE,Red Glll mine, Caldbeck brlght...brlght turquols~ blue xtl.vug.E4 CALEDON!TE,Thlef Glll, Caldbeck blu• micro cry~talllne velnlng.E4 Fells
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Johnston & E. R. Swoboda Sulfur from the Perticara mine area, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy . . . . . . . . . . ...Pezzotta Famous mineral localities: The Lord Brassy mine, Tasmania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....FLUORITE on muscovite, 14 cm, from Nagar, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Wally Mann collection;
Catalog/List
grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4 1x2 £10 156 NATIVE...Ca (V 0 ) SiO Looks like a copper mineral. Small blue radiations and crystals on clean white STILBITE...1x2 £5 2x2 £10 151 LEUCOSPHENITE Ba Na Ti B SiO Blue massive with NEPTUNITE K Na Li (Fe Mn) Ti SiO, possible...Cs)Al (B,Be) 0 pale yellow, garnet shaped single crystal. 3 mm £3.50 (Antsirabe Madagascar) 3 small crystals...in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1 £4 1x2 £7.50 360 PARATELLURITE
Book (edition)
Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART
 
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