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Jarosite from
Black Hawk Mine (Black Hawk Mercury Mine; Mellan Mine; Mercury claim; Producer claim; Red Mercury claim; Little Mercury claims; Mellan and Reid Mine; Red Dog claims [?]), Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, 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 Black Hawk Mine (Black Hawk Mercury Mine; Mellan Mine; Mercury claim; Producer claim; Red Mercury claim; Little Mercury claims; Mellan and Reid Mine; Red Dog claims [?]), Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774605
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774605:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFallini Property, Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘAndies mine, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘNew Reveille Mine (L.C. Extension; Reveille Lead Mine; Forelorn Hope claim; Last Chance claim; Liberty claim; Admiral claim; Admiral No. 1 claim; Eagle claim), Reveille, Reveille Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘClifford Mine, Clifford Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘM and M Mine, Tybo Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS10044405), Tybo Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘEllendale Mine, Ellendale Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘSam Jack group, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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