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Valentinite

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Valentinite

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Description
Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
3.20gr
Description

Sprays of acicular yellow valentinite sit on the dark matrix making for a very pretty specimen that will ship safely glued in a little box. A very rich piece for this find.
These are from a collecting effort in 2018 in an area that is no longer accessible.
 

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