Latitude: 10°51'S
Longitude: 76°34'W
A vanadium mine owned by Vanadium Co. of America.
Till 1944 belonging to Junín department, when Pasco department was established.
Around 30 km NW from Huayllay and 40 km SW of Cerro de Pasco
References
Hewett, D.F. (1909) Vanadium deposits in Peru, American Institute of mining Engineers (A.I.M.E.) Transactions: 40: 274.
Hillebrand, Merwin and Wright (1914) Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: 53, 31-54.
Schaller (1915) Journal of the Washington Academy of Science: 5: 7
Emmons, W.H. (1918) The Principles of Economic Geology, McGraw Hill Book Co.: 529.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (1921): 7(8): 249-251.
Rocks & Minerals (1946): 21: 355.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1056, 1060, 1062.
Chao, G.Y., Gault, R.A. (1998) Neues Jahrb. Mineral Abh: 101: 97-108.
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