| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Jarosite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 77289 |
| Mineral: | Jarosite |
| Locality: | Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent brown jarosite crystals on black microcrystals of an unidentified mineral, possibly tenorite. Jarosite, a sulfate mineral, is uncommon at this copper mine dominated by oxide and carbonate minerals. Looks beautiful under magnification Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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