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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Jarosite from
Standard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Standard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715458:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘDoctor Mine, Spring Creek (Spring Gulch), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘBlack Iron Mine (Eagle No. 2 Mine; Iron Mask), Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘGilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine (Varden Mine), Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘMoose Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
References
Caine, J.S., Manning, A.H., Berger, B.R., Kremer, Y., Guzman, M.A., Eberl, D.D., and Schuller, K. (2010): USGS Open-File Report 10-1008
 
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