Jarosites: Formation, Structure, Reactivity and Environmental

Jarosite, beudantite and alunite are members of the supergroup. Minerals like those have been detected in different environments on Earth. These jarosite-type compounds common acid rock drainage sulfate soils, resulting from weathering sulfide ores; they also present bioleaching systems because found cultures iron-oxidizing microorganisms. Jarosite is generated hydrometallurgical circuits, mainly zinc hydrometallurgy. minerals can be used to immobilize elements such as arsenic lead, among others. surface Mars; presence jarosite other sulfates provides evidence for existence water Mars. In this work, an exhaustive review natural formation, synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity jarosite, included. The capacity jarosites immobilization elements, lead arsenic, information about studies related formation Mars