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Carpathite from
Picacho Mine (Benta; Hernandez; Ramirez; Bonanza; Los Picachos), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA


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Picacho Mine (Benta; Hernandez; Ramirez; Bonanza; Los Picachos), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
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Description
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:J. Murdoch : "Pendletonite, a new hydrocarbon mineral from California", Amer. Miner. , 1967, 52, 611; Echigo, T., Kimata, M., Maruoka, T. (2007): Crystal-chemical and carbon-isotopic characteristics of karpatite (C24H12) from the Picacho Peak Area, San Benito County, California: Evidences for the hydrothermal formation. American Mineralogist, 92, 1262-1269
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carpathite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Picacho Mine (Benta; Hernandez; Ramirez; Bonanza; Los Picachos), New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
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