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Plumbojarosite from
Killie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Plumbojarosite
Formula:Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plumbojarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Killie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:138208
Long-form Identifier:1:3:138208:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plumbojarosite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlack Forest Mine (Missouri Monarch Consolidated mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘMartha Washington Mine, Ferber Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘRegent Mine, Ferber Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Claim, Garrison Monster Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘNew York Claim, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘGarrison Monster Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘWalla Walla Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘPay Rock Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘRube Lead Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘRube Gold Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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