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Definition of Jarosite

1. n. An ocher-yellow mineral occurring in minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.

Definition of Jarosite

1. Noun. (minerology) A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆. ¹

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Definition of Jarosite

1. a mineral [n -S]

Medical Definition of Jarosite

1. An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash. Origin: From Barranco Jaroso, in Spain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Jarosite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"Caustic potash changes the powder to brownish-red. jarosite, K[Fe(OH)J ... V, is yellow, with yellow powder, and same reactions as jarosite, but contains no ..."

2. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1869)
"The jarosite was from Barranco Jaroso, in the Sierra Almagrera, Spain, on limonite ; also, according to Breithaupt (BH Ztg., xxv. ..."

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