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Gratonite from
Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru

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Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru
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Description
Type Locality:Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru is the type locality for Gratonite
Comments:Found on rotting Marcasite, not many large specimens left
Habit:Heagonal prisms with rhombohedral terminations
Colour:grey
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[Amer.Min.(1939) 24, 136; www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gratonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru
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