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Jarosite from
Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:Abundant supergene mineral in leached capping and in the oxidized zone; coats barite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Hisingerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217677
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217677:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSwede Mine (Swede Mine and Clark prospect; Old Swede Mine; Cole Tungsten prospect; Cole Tungsten group), Powers Gulch area, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘCopper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘPremier property (Premier group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine (Little Joe claims; Little Joe group), Workman Creek, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘShepp No. 2 Mine, Wilson Creek Canyon, Pendelton Mesa area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1947), Phosphate minerals in the Castle Dome copper deposit, AZ, Am.Min.: 32: 574-582
Peterson, N.P., et al (1951), Geology and ore deposits of the Castle Dome area, Gila Co., USGS Bull. 971
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 64.
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 74, 75
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 251, 286
 
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