A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Jarosite from near Chuquicamata, Chile |
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| Description | Jarosite is an uncommon potassium iron sulfate hydroxide. It can be brown, yellow, yellow brown, or light yellow, and is a secondary mineral that forms by weathering in arid climates. This specimen is about 5 cm across. |
| Location | Chile ▹ Antofagasta. Near Chuquicamata. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-06. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | Jarosite |
| Tech details | 648 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60 mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 658 |
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