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Valentinite

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Valentinite

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Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Four straw-yellow, spherical radials groups of  7 - 8 mm  diameter of sharp valentinite crystals stay on a gray crystalline quartz matrix. An exceptional valentine small miniature. Not many similar specimens have become available on the market since 2016, when some were found in this Chinese mine. Truly an uncommon and aesthetic sample. You can enjoy better viewing this sample using the slideshow function clicking on the double arrow at the top right of the big picture.

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Mineral Data
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Valentinite

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

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