Jarosite

KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6

This sample of jarosite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Jarosite is a sulfate mineral of iron and potassium with the composition KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6. The sample at left is about 8 cm across and is from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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