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Jarosite from
Wheeler Ranch prospect, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheeler Ranch prospect, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:205030
Long-form Identifier:1:3:205030:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘGalena Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘJustice Mine, Storey County, Nevada, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘOest mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘDaney Mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘTaylor-Branch prospect, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Ramsey Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘTasha-Me Prospect (NBMG Sample Site#3415 & #3416.), Freds Mountain Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘValley View prospect, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘDyke adit, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘBurrus Mine, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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