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Jarosite from
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya group of claims), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:Occurs as veinlets and films.
Colour:Yellowish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himalaya Mine (Himalaya group of claims), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672839
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672839:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘOtto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘLibrary Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSW cut, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘNoonday Mine (Grant Mine), Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo County, California, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Claims, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Hewett, Donnel Foster (1956) Geology and mineral resources of the Ivanpah quadrangle, California and Nevada, USGS Professional Paper 275, 172 pp.: 165
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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