A representative specimen from the type locality. On a Limonite matrix, very bright Jarosite crystals showing a tabular habit, some in groups of rosettes and other isolated crystals with developed prism faces. Brown color is very intense and excellent transparency. NASA Opportunity Rover prospecting on planet Mars found Jarosite that may point to the rock's wet history having been in an acidic lake or an acidic hot springs environment, like in Barranco Jaroso deposit.
Jaroso ravine, Almagrera Range, Cuevas del Almanzora, Comarca Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia Spain (1997)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.1 × 2.8 cm = 2.28” × 1.22” × 1.10”
Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”
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