Jarosite from
Bagdad Mine (Bagdad Copper Corp. Mine; Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co. Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Description
Comments:	Particularly common in the oxidized part of the primary sulfide zone; crystal aggregates of dense orange material in one of the stronger quartz veins pseudomorphic after original crystal forms of the original pyrite.
Colour:	Orange
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Anderson, C.A., et al (1955), Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USGS PP 278: 51.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Bagdad Mine (Bagdad Copper Corp. Mine; Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co. Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

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