Jeromite Mineral Data

General Jeromite Information
Chemical Formula:	As(S,Se)2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 162.50 gm
	Arsenic 46.11 % As
	Selenium 24.30 % Se
	Sulfur 29.60 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	AsS_1.5Se_0.5
Environment:	Sublimate of burning sulfide ores in a mine fire. Jeromite (1928) is amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition and does not fit the current criteria of a valid mineral species .
IMA Status:	Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928
Locality:	United Verde Mine, Jerome, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the locality
Name Pronunciation:	Jeromite