Valentinite

Origin: Chalances mine, Allemont, Isere, France
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Hamman N'Bails, Algeria
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Morro do Bule, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Chewelah, Stevens Co., Washington, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Valentinite and kermesite
Origin: Lac Nicolet Antimony Mine, Ham Sud (sp?) Township, Quebec, Canada
ex. Ian Nicklin Collection
Sample size: 3.25 x 3 x 1 cm
 
     
  
Valentinite on galena
Origin: Colavi mine, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Sample size: 2.0 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
  
This specimen is covered with crystals of valentinite to 1 cm in length! The majority of the crystals are included with a dark grey sulfide species - most likely galena. There are also scattered blebs of yellowish brown siderite.
Origin: Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Djebel Senza, Algeria
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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