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Cetineite & Sénarmontite & Mopungite

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Cetineite & Sénarmontite & Mopungite

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Description
Locality: 
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.4 × 2.7 cm
Description

Ceteinite with mopungite and senarmontite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cetineite

Formula: 
(K,Na)6Sb3+12(Sb3+S3)2O18(OH)0.5·5,5H2O
Strunz: 
2.MA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

Senarmontite

Formula: 
Sb2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.50
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Djebel Hammimat Mine, Ain Babouche, Ain Beida, Constantine Province, Algeria

Mopungite

Formula: 
Na[Sb5+(OH)6]
Strunz: 
4.FC.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Green prospect, Lake District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA