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Jarosite from
Butte Valley Cu deposit, Butte Valley Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Butte Valley Cu deposit, Butte Valley Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:716722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:716722:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed barite prospect (MRDS10045845), Butte Valley Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘAlligator Ridge, Alligator Ridge Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘVantage gold deposit, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘLuxe mine, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘYankee prospect, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘAlpha mine (New Giroux mine), Tripp-Veteran pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘRuth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘRichard Mine, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘDiamond mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘGreen Springs Mine, White Pine Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir Iosifovich, Moring, Barry C. (2005) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2005-1060. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20051060
 
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