Compare Minerals

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Mineral A

Mineral B

Valentinite

Name

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Sb₂O₃

Formula

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Mineral Species

Entry type

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Oxides & Hydroxides

Chemical class

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Orthorhombic

Crystal system

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2.5–3

Mohs hardness

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5.76

Specific gravity

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White

Streak

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Adamantine, pearly on cleavages

Luster

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{110}, perfect; {010}, imperfect

Cleavage

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Pccn

Space group

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Structural group

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Vln · Approved

IMA

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1845

Named in

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Colorless, snow-white, pale yellow, pink, gray to brownish; colorless in transmitted light

Typical colors

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Sb · O

Elements

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