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Bindheimite Rosiaite & Clinocervantite

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Bindheimite Rosiaite & Clinocervantite

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Description
Locality: 
Tafone Mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a rich assortment of antimony species. Rich, sharp, beautiful bindheimite octahedra line several vugs with needles of clinocervantite, clusters of orange-yellow hexagonal rosiaite crystals, abundant valentinite crystals and senarmontite and minor green triphuyite. A whole lot to admire here under the scope!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bindheimite

Formula: 
Pb2Sb25+O7
Strunz: 
4.DH.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Yellow, yellow-brown

Rosiaite

Formula: 
PbSb5+2O6
Strunz: 
4.DH.25
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tafone Mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Clinocervantite

Formula: 
Sb3+Sb5+O4
Strunz: 
4.DE.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tafone Mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

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