Mineralpedia Details for Valentinite
Valentinite
- Formula
- Sb2O3
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Euhedral Crystals, Divergent, Striated
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Distinct, None
- Luster
- Adamantine
- Color
- brownish reddish, colorless, gray white, grayish, yellowish
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 2.5-3
- WebMineral
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Valentinite from Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Off-white platy crystals of rare Valentinite to 4mm in an open vug.
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Valentinite from Lac Nicolet Antimony mine, Quebec, Canada
Valentinite in fan-like groups of Valentinite to 2mm.
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