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Valentinite On Stibnite

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Valentinite On Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

Creamy clusters of valentinite (uncommon habit) sit amongst sharp stibnite on a dark chert matrx with some 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

Stibnite

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