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Jarosite from
Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pit
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 Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603607
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603607:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘFinger Rock prospect (Wilson prospect; Carmen prospect), Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘSimon Mine (Nevada Mine), Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSanta Fe Mine (Homestake-Santa Fe mine), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘLone Star Group, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘBlue Sphinx Property, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘNevada Rand Mine, Randall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘDerelict Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘLost Steers Mine, Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
John, D.A., Thomason, R.E., McKee, E.H. (1989) Geology and K-Ar geochronology of the Paradise Peak Mine and the relationship of pre-Basin and Range extension to early Miocene precious metal mineralization in west-central Nevada. Economic Geology: 84: 631-649.
 
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