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Cetineite

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Description
Locality: 
Tafone Mine, Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.05cm
Description

Orange needels of cetineite up to 0.5 mm large are sitting as aggregates in vugs of slag.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cetineite

Formula: 
(K,Na)6Sb3+12(Sb3+S3)2O18(OH)0.5·5,5H2O
Strunz: 
2.MA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

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