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Jarosite from
Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:peristerite hear has pleasing blue schiller. Small nicely formed titanites can be found. Amazonite is scarce. Jarosite occurs as a pestering coating on feldspar. most plag requires cleaving to see if it has schiller.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44865:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEagles Nest occurrence, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘRankin Mine, Mayo Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCraigmount workings, Craigmont Mine, Raglan Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘHarcourt Graphite Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘJamieson Mine, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Snowdon Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘRadnor mine, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘBerger Amazonite occurrence, Wilberforce Township, North Algona Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P.; Sabina, A. P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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