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Jarosite from
Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:Occurs in cassiterite ores.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cassiterite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671591:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Jarosite in this Region
Hogan-Mallery Tin Mine (Hogan-Mallery Meek Mine; Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Mine), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘHogan-Mallery Tin Mine (Hogan-Mallery Meek Mine; Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Mine), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘCactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘSuperior Ridge deposits (White Ledge Peak deposits), Ventura County, California, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘCanwood Street site, Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘArchstone, Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.294
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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