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Valentinite

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
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Description
Locality: 
Ain-Kerma Mine, Ain Kerma, Constantine, Algeria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

Pretty good sample of valentinite, probably a pseudomorph after stibnite.

Originally labeled 'Ainkerma', but I think it could rather be from 'Djebel Senza, Ain Babouche, Ain Beida, Constantine Province, Algeria'.

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

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