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Natrojarosite

Cave Name:

Jungle Pot Cave, South Africa

Speleothems:

  • yellow wall efflorescences

Frequency: Extremely Rare

Other geologic settings:

  • In the oxidized zone of mineral deposits, as a result of pyrite alteration in thre presence of sodium

First description of cave occurrence:

  • Martini 1984c

First description of non-cave occurrence:

  • Hillebrand, W.F. & Penfield, S.L. 1902. Some additions to the alunite-jarosite group of minerals. American Journal of Science 14: 211-220



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