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Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series from
Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru

Description
Comments:Ramdohr calls it fahlerz, but the locality is arsenic rich, so one would expect tannantite.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:P Ramdohr, Ore Mineralogy, 3rd ed., pg 1130
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru
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