Kratochvílite: Mineral information, data and localities.
To honor Josef Kratochvíl (28 July 1878, Caslav, Czech Republic - 1 November 1958, Prague, Czech Republic), petrographer and professor, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. He wrote the eight-volume work, 'The Topographic Mineralogy of Bohemia'.
Organic compound formed in burning pyritic shale or coal fires. It is uncertain whether kratochvíllite is the chemical fluorene (C13H10) or anthracene (C14H10) - further study of type material needed.
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