Goethite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Goethite [ FeO(OH) ]

Image of Goethite

Botryoidal Goethite from Siegerland, Germany. Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Photo by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 4.0

Material properties

Formulas	FeO(OH), FeOOH
Abbreviation	Gth
Variant	Al
Classifications	Minerals containing OH, Diaspore (group), Iron oxide/hydroxide
Luminescence emitters	H2O, H-O-H, OH
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1980 s.p.)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Related materials	Feroxyhyte, Lepidocrocite
Crystal symmetry	Orthorhombic, Point group mmm
Tags	Mineral, Hydroxide, Hydroxide

Composition

Element	Atoms
H	1
Fe	1
O	2
Total:	4

References for Goethite

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Spectra

Images

Laukamp et al. 2021

Ruan et al. 2001

Ryskin 1974

Specimens of Goethite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M0310 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (99.6%)	99.6	M0310 Goethite Image of Goethite [ FeO(OH) ] in specimen 'M0310 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0760 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (99.5%)	99.5	M0760 Goethite Image of Goethite [ FeO(OH) ] in specimen 'M0760 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0773 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (99.2%)	99.2	M0773 Goethite Image of Goethite [ FeO(OH) ] in specimen 'M0773 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0791 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (99.2%)	99.2	M0791 Goethite Image of Goethite [ FeO(OH) ] in specimen 'M0791 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0781 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (98.6%), Quartz	98.6	M0781 Goethite Image of Goethite and Quartz in specimen 'M0781 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0652 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (92.0%), Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	92.0	M0652 Goethite Image of Goethite, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M0652 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0765 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (91.9%), Kaolinite, Quartz	91.9	M0765 Goethite Image of Goethite, Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'M0765 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0776 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite (81.3%), Magnetite, Quartz	81.3	M0776 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'M0776 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
MT8364 Goethite / Lepidocrocite	CSIRO	Goethite (79.8%), Lepidocrocite	79.8	MT8364 Goethite / Lepidocrocite Image of Goethite and Lepidocrocite in specimen 'MT8364 Goethite / Lepidocrocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2229 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite (76.7%), Hematite, Quartz	76.7	M2229 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2229 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0774 Goethite / Microcline	CSIRO	Goethite (75.1%), Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	75.1	M0774 Goethite / Microcline Image of Goethite, Microcline, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1 and Quartz in specimen 'M0774 Goethite / Microcline' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0762 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (74.2%), Kaolinite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz	74.2	M0762 Goethite Image of Goethite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'M0762 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2757 Goethite / Akaganeite	CSIRO	Akaganeite, Goethite (72.6%)	72.6	M2757 Goethite / Akaganeite Image of Goethite and Akaganeite in specimen 'M2757 Goethite / Akaganeite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite	CSIRO	Goethite (66.8%), Hematite, Microcline, Montmorillonite, Quartz	66.8	M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Microcline, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2783 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Cassiterite, Goethite (58.7%), Quartz	58.7	M2783 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Cassiterite and Quartz in specimen 'M2783 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2728 Goethite / Siderite	CSIRO	Calcite, Goethite (56.1%), Hematite, Siderite	56.1	M2728 Goethite / Siderite Image of Goethite, Calcite, Hematite and Siderite in specimen 'M2728 Goethite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite	CSIRO	Goethite (53.8%), Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz	53.8	M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0656 Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Cuprite, Fluorite, Goethite (49.6%), Hematite, Malachite, Quartz	49.6	M0656 Goethite / Cuprite Image of Goethite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cuprite, Fluorite, Hematite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0656 Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0777 Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (44.3%), Hematite, Quartz	44.3	M0777 Quartz / Goethite Image of Quartz, Goethite and Hematite in specimen 'M0777 Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Cuprite, Goethite (18.6%), Malachite, Microcline, Quartz	18.6	M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite Image of Microcline, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (18.3%), Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz	18.3	M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite Image of Malachite, Goethite, Hematite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (14.8%), Hematite, Quartz	14.8	M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite and Quartz in specimen 'M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (12.3%), Hematite, Malachite, Quartz	12.3	M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite Image of Quartz, Goethite, Hematite and Malachite in specimen 'M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite (11.9%), Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz	11.9	M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite, Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Goethite (9.6%), Jarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite	9.6	M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Marcasite and Pyrite in specimen 'M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.