Meanings
nounjarosite (countable and uncountable, plural jarosites)
plural jarosites
- countableuncountablechemistryA mineral with rhombohedral crystals, KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
Origin
After the place Jaroso ravine in Spain, named in 1852.
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