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Jarosite from
Ben West Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Hill
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 Ben West Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489972:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBen West Hill, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘHerman Passiflora Mine (Shafts: Vidler; Edman; Baker; Rey; Blunt; Denver Lease; Claims: Thames River; Ten To One; Songbird), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSongbird Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMountain View Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSilver Cliff Quarry, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘRacine Boy Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘKnickerbocker Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBelcher prospect, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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