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Valentinite On Quartz

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Valentinite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
33.00gr
Description

Creamy cluster of valentinite (uncommon habit) on a dark chert matrx with drusy quartz forming an interesting combo from the worlds largest stibnite deposit. This find was made in 2018 and the area has now been mined out and closed.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White