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Jarosite from
Mayday Mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan 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 Mayday Mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736687
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736687:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘOuray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘPride of America Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘPigeon Mine, C.H.C. Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘC.H.C. Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘRico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘCalico Peak Alunite Deposit, Horse Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘFreeport Tunnel Prospect, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘAmethyst Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
References
Mark R. Stanton (2000) The Role of Weathering in Trace Metal Distributions in Subsurface Samples from the Mayday Mine Dump nearSilverton, Colorado. Proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc., Littleton, Colorado. pp1501-1509
 
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