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Jarosite from
Hunts Mesa No. 2 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 2 paleochannel; Channel No. 56), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Channel
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 Hunts Mesa No. 2 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 2 paleochannel; Channel No. 56), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237801:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘChannel No. 62, Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMitchell Mesa No. 2 channel (Channel No. 50), Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHunts Mesa No. 1 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 1 paleochannel; Channel No. 57), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘH. Binoli claim (Mitchell Mesa No. 1; Channel No. 51), Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKoley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMonument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCato Sells Mine (Cato Sells Monument Mine; Cato Sells tract 1 and 2), Monument No. 2 channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘMonument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘHarvey Blackwater No. 4 Mine, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Witkind, I.J. & R.E. Thaden (1963), Geology of uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area Apache & Navajo Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1103: 138-139.
 
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