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Jarosite from
Petersberg Quarry, Petersberg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Petersberg Quarry, Petersberg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486448
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486448:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘGröna Mine, Bernburg, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘLichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘGottesbelohnung smelter, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘEckardt smelter slag locality, Leimbach, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘLichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘLichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘDas Aufgeklärte Glück Mine (Aufgeklärtes Glück Mine), Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘSt Georg Mine (Goslar'sche Gleie), Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Jahn, S. (2007) Kluft- und Drusenmineralien im Porphyr. Der Petersberg bei Halle a. d. Saale [Fissure and cavity minerals in porphyry. The Petersberg near Halle an der Saale]. Mineralien-Welt, 18 (6). 16-41
 
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