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Valentinit

Obernberg, Wipptal, Tirol, Österreich. Bildbreite 1,7 mm

Collection:

Wilhelm Böttcher

Kainosit

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Valentinit

Größe: 1,64 mm; Fundort: Poggio Peloso, Paganico, Grosseto, Toskana, Italien

Collection:

Domenico Preite

Matteo Chinellato

Contribution: Hg 2010-01-31

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Valentinit

Obernberg, Wipptal, Tirol, Österreich. Bildbreite 1,5 mm

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Kainosit

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Valentinit

Bildbreite: 5 mm; Fundort: Djebel Nador, Provinz Constantine, Algerien

Christian Rewitzer

Contribution: slugslayer 2011-06-25

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Valentinit

Größe: 3,82 mm; Fundort: Pereta Mine, Pereta, Scansano, Toscana, Italien

Collection:

Domenico Preite

Matteo Chinellato

Contribution: Hg 2010-04-24

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Valentinit

Bildbreite: 2,02 mm; Fundort: Fosso del Tafone, Manciano, Provinz Grosseto, Toskana, Italien

Matteo Chinellato

Contribution: Hg 2011-10-15

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Collectors Summary

Color

bräunlich rötlich, farblos, grauweiß, graulich, gelblich

Streak color

weiß

Hardness (Mohs)

2.5 - 3

Solubility

+++ HCl, Säuren

Crystal System

orthorhombisch, Pccn

Morphology

prismatisch, säulig, nadelig, blättrig, tafelig; einzelne prismatische xx eher selten, häufig büschelig, strahlig oder in wirren Aggregaten

Chemism

Chemical formula

Sb₂O₃

Chemical composition

Antimon, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 291.51849 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 5

Info

Empirical formula:

Sb₂O₃

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Oxygen	O	16.46	3	60.00	15.9994300	47.9982900
Antimony	Sb	83.54	2	40.00	121.7601000	243.5202000

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Analysis wt%

? Sb₂O₃ : 99.00

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

4.CB.55

4: Oxide, Hydroxide (Oxide, Hydroxide, V[5,6]-Vanadate, Arsenite, Antimonite, Bismutite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite, Iodate)
C: Metall: Sauerstoff = 2: 3,3: 5, und vergleichbare
B: Mit mittelgroßen Kationen
55:Valentinit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

IV/C.01-020

IV: OXIDE
C: Oxide mit Verhältnis Metall : Sauerstoff = 2:3 (M2O3 und ver-wandte Verbindungen)

Classification by Hölzel

4.CA.160

4: OXIDES
C: R₂O₃ Sesquioxides
A: Arsenolite-Group

Dana 8th edition

04.03.11.01

04: Oxide Minerals
03: Simple Oxides with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3)

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color	bräunlich rötlich, farblos, grauweiß, graulich, gelblich
Streak color	weiß
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	transparent
max. Birefringence	0.17
	$Birefringence chart\! Valentinite title=Birefringence chart Valentinite$ Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.
RI value α / ω / n	2.18
RI value β	2.35
RI value γ / ε	2.35
Ri mean	2.293
2V angle	Biaxial (-) v.sm

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System	orthorhombisch
Class (H-M)	mmm
Space Group number	56
Space Group	Pccn
Cell parameters a (Å)	4.914
Cell parameters b (Å)	12.468
Cell parameters c (Å)	5.421
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	0.394
Cell parameters c/b	0.435
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	90°
Z	4
Volumne (Å³)	332.132
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	4.571(20), 3.494(20), 3.174(20), 3.142(100), 3.118(70), 2.650(10), 1.929(10), 1.805(20)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphology	prismatisch, säulig, nadelig, blättrig, tafelig; einzelne prismatische xx eher selten, häufig büschelig, strahlig oder in wirren Aggregaten

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	2.5 - 3
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	192 (100g)
Density (g/cm³)	5.6 - 5.8 / Durchschnittlich = 5.69
	5.83 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )
Radioactivity	nicht radioaktiv
Instability	+++ HCl, Säuren

(Co-)Type locality

Frankreich /Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Region /Isère, Département /Allemont /Mine des Chalanches

Preface

Occurrences	als Verwitterungsprodukt antimonhaltiger Mineralien in den oxidierten Zonen hydrothermaler Antimonlagerstätten
Generation conditions	Oxidation von Sb-Sulfiden
Associations	Stibnit, Antimon, Stibiconit, Kermesit, Cervantit, Tetraedrit
Rareness	in geringen Mengen recht verbreitet auf vielen Sb-Lagerstätten, in einigen Lagerstätten auch in größeren Mengen vorkommend
Name from	Basilius Valentinus, Alchimist (Person umstritten, wohl Deckname mehrerer Alchimisten) und Entdecker
Author (Name, Year)	Haidinger, 1845

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 3 (1997), 590

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Valentinite

Sb₂O₃

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pccn

4.CB.55

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Claudetite	As₂O₃ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/n	IV/C.01-010
Valentinite	Sb₂O₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pccn	IV/C.01-020
'Auroantimonate'	AuSbO₃	IV/C.01-030

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Arsenolite	As₂O₃ kubisch : m3m : Fd3m	4.CA.100
Sénarmontite	Sb₂O₃ kubisch : m3m : Fd3m	4.CA.110
Sillénite	Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ kubisch : 23 : I23	4.CA.120
Avicennite	Tl₂O₃ kubisch : m3 : Ia3	4.CA.140
Valentinite	Sb₂O₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pccn	4.CA.160
Claudetite	As₂O₃ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/n	4.CA.170
Lucabindiite	(K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br) hexagonal : 6/mmm : P6/mmm	4.CA.172
Stibioclaudetit	AsSbO₃ monoklin : 2m : P2₁/n	4.CA.174
Bismite	Bi₂O₃ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/c	4.CA.180
Sphaerobismoite	Bi₂O₃ tetragonal : 422 : P4₂2₁2	4.CA.190

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Claudetite	As₂O₃ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/n	04.03.10.01
Bismite	Bi₂O₃ monoklin : 2/m : P2₁/c	04.03.10.02
Stibioclaudetit	AsSbO₃ monoklin : 2m : P2₁/n	04.03.10.03
Valentinite	Sb₂O₃ orthorhombisch : mmm : Pccn	04.03.11.01
Sillénite	Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ kubisch : 23 : I23	04.03.12.01
Sphaerobismoite	Bi₂O₃ tetragonal : 422 : P4₂2₁2	04.03.13.01
Chrombismite	Bi₁₆CrO₂₇ tetragonal	04.03.13.02

Other languages

German	Valentinit
Spanish	Valentinita
English	Valentinite
French	Valentinite
Russian	Валентинит
Simplified Chinese	锑华

Alternative Name

French	Antimoine oxydé
German	Antimon-Phyllit
Swedish	Antimonblomma
German	Antimonblüte
German	Antimonige Säure
Italian	Antimonio bianco
Italian	Antimonio blanco
	Antimonious acid
Latin	Antimonium spatosum album
German	Antimonophyllit
Spanish	Antimonophyllita
	Antimonophyllite
German	Antimonphyllit
German	Antimonspat
German	Antimonspath
	Antimony Bloom
	Antimony trioxide
Spanish	Antmonio blanco
French	Chaux d'antimoine natif
French	Chaux d'antimoine natif
	Exitlite
French	Exitèle
	Exitèlite
English	Exitèlite
German	Weißspießglanzerz
	White Antimony
Simplified Chinese	白锑矿

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German pages	DeWikiPedia - search for: Valentinit Google-Bilder-Suche - search for: Valentinit Mineralogisch-Petrographisches-Institut Hamburg - search for: Valentinit
English pages	Mindat - search for: Valentinite Webmineral - search for:Valentinite Handbook-of-Mineralogy - search for: Valentinite RRUFF - Raman, XRD and other mineral data - search for: Valentinite RRUFF - References and PDF downloads - search for: Valentinite American-Mineralogist-Crystal-Structure-Database - search for: Valentinite Athena - search for: Valentinite
Russian pages	Webmineral.ru - search for: Валентинит

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