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Jarosite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


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Jarosite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Jarosite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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Jarosite

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Copiapite
Parabutlerite
Sampleite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Obradovicite-NaNa1
Mendozavilite-KCa1
Aubertite1
Halotrichite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466047
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466047:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMinistro Hales Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘQueténa Mine (Queténa Prospect), Toki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘAlcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘFaride Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘLa Vendida Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘEl Telégrafo Cu deposit, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘLa Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘSanta Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), María Elena, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
References
Jarrell, O. W. (1944) Oxidation at Chuquicamata, Chile. Economic Geology, 39 (4) 251-286 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.39.4.251
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pages 561, 946
 
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