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Valentinite on pseudomorph after Stibnite from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

 
Valentinite on pseudomorph after Stibnite from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Valentinite on pseudomorph after Stibnite from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

Valentinite on pseudomorph after Stibnite from Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 57299
Mineral:Valentinite on pseudomorph after Stibnite
Locality:Xikuangshan, 12 km northeast of Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, China
Description:Earthy yellow to translucent yellow-brown valentinite crystals to 1 mm on a gray pseudomorphs after elongated stibnite crystals to 180 mm. Fresh surfaces on the bottom reveal the stibnite has completely altered to an unidentified gray mineral. Ex. Rocksmiths ca. 1995
Overall Size:18.5x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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