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Jarosite from
Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
05595300017575184532946.jpg
Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite, etc.

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Jarosite

Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Opal-AN
Winstanleyite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Winstanleyite23
Chlorargyrite9
Rodalquilarite5
Fairbankite4
Quartz3
Girdite3
Empressite2
Oboyerite1
Tombstoneite1
Opal1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:66697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:66697:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmpire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘToughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEmerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGalvez Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘArlington Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:57:12.
Williams, S. A. (1979) Girdite, oboyerite, fairbankite, and winstanleyite, four new tellurium minerals from Tombstone, Arizona. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (328) 453-457 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.328.01
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 232, 315
 
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