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Shimenite

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Description
Locality: 
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Black crystals of the new and extremely rare thallium mineral shimenite (IMA 2021-069)  from the type locality in Shimen associated to orpiment and realgar.

Shimenite was previously known as Pb-free dalnegroite before it was approved as a new mineral, and Shimen is the only locality worldwide

Mineral Data
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Shimenite

Formula: 
Tl5Sb21-yAsyS34
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Type Locality: 
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)

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