Abundant wire gold specimens produced in 2000. It has since been reported that this locality name may be an invention of dealers wishing to keep the place secret, and that the true locality is near Yangas, about 40km north of Lima (Hyrsl and Rosales, 2006).
Refs.:
Hyrsl & Rosales (2003): Min. Record 34:251
Hyrsl & Rosales (2006): New mineral finds in Peru (2000-2006). Mineral Up (Barcelona), 1(1), 21.
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