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Jarosite from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


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Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
07641570017367058654981.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
08685230017367058665992.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
07641570017367058654981.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
08685230017367058665992.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
07641570017367058654981.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:Widespread - most dramatic as an oxidation product of pyrite veinlets in areas of weak copper mineraklization.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245113:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Jarosite in this Region
Western Copper, Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (Peacock Mine), Peterson Wash, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘSafford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘEl Oro Values Mine, Steins Pass Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Moolick, R. T., Durek, J. J. (1966) The Morenci District. In Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. p.221-232.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.261
Merritt Stephen Enders (2000) The Evolution of Supergene Enrichment in the Morenci Porphyry Copper Deposit, Greenlee County, Arizona. PhD Thesis, University of Arizona
 
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