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Jarosite from
Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48742:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPremier property (Premier group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp), Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Dripping Springs, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.5 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
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘ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
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘCopper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
46.4km (28.8 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
87.0km (54.1 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
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘSacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
Desborough, George A., Smith, Kathleen S., Lowers, Heather A., Swayze, Gregg A., Hammarstrom, Jane M., Diehl, Sharon F., Leinz, Reinhard W., Driscoll, Rhonda L. (2010) Mineralogical and chemical characteristics of some natural jarosites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74 (3) 1041-1056 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.11.006
 
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