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Valentinite With Stibnite

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Valentinite With Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Weight: 
95.00gr
Description

Aesthetic double sided specimen showing valentinite and stibnite on a contrasting black matrix with quartz adding some sparkle. It comes fomr a 2018 find in an area that is now mined out and closed off

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Valentinite

Formula: 
Sb2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.55
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Les Chalanches Mine, Allemont, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey