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Riebeckite: [ ]Na2(Fe++3Fe+++2)Si8O22(OH)2

Comments: Grayish black, coniform, massive crystals of riebeckite.
Location: Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 8x6 cm.
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Riebeckite: [ ]Na2(Fe++3Fe+++2)Si8O22(OH)2

Comments: Grayish black, coniform, massive crystals of riebeckite.
Location: Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 8x6 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Robinsonite: Pb4Sb6S13

Comments: Dark gray, prismatic-acicular crystals of robinsonite on white marble.
Location: Pitone Quarry, Seravezza, Lucca, Italy. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Robinsonite: Pb4Sb6S13

Comments: Dark gray, prismatic-acicular crystals of robinsonite on white marble.
Location: Pitone Quarry, Seravezza, Lucca, Italy. Scale: Picture size 2 cm.
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Sampleite: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O)

Comments: Blue, spherical, radial crystalling aggregates of sampleite on a fracture surface.
Location: North Parkes Mine, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x5 cm.
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Sampleite: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O)

Comments: Blue, spherical, radial crystalling aggregates of sampleite on a fracture surface.
Location: North Parkes Mine, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x5 cm.
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Sanidine: (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments: Blocky, opalescent crystal of sanidine.
Location: Mina La Pili, Carmago, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scale: Crystal size 3x2 cm.
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Sanidine: (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments: Blocky, opalescent crystal of sanidine.
Location: Mina La Pili, Carmago, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scale: Crystal size 3x2 cm.
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Satterlyite: (Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH)

Comments: Cleaved nodule of brown crystalline satterlyite aggregate.
Location: Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada. Scale: 3 x 1.5 cm.
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Satterlyite: (Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH)

Comments: Cleaved nodule of brown crystalline satterlyite aggregate.
Location: Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada. Scale: 3 x 1.5 cm.
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Senaite: Pb(Ti,Fe,Mn)21O38

Comments: Black crystal of senaite.
Location: Presidente Kibitschek, Minas Gerias, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm.
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Senaite: Pb(Ti,Fe,Mn)21O38

Comments: Black crystal of senaite.
Location: Presidente Kibitschek, Minas Gerias, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 2 mm.
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Spodumene: LiAlSi2O6

Comments: Stacked crystals of Spodumene (Var. Kunzite).
Location: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 7 cm.
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Spodumene: LiAlSi2O6

Comments: Stacked crystals of Spodumene (Var. Kunzite).
Location: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Crystal size 7 cm.
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Stellerite: CaAl2Si7O18·7(H2O)

Comments: Orange, blocky crystalline stellerite aggregate.
Location: Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x4 cm.
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Stellerite: CaAl2Si7O18·7(H2O)

Comments: Orange, blocky crystalline stellerite aggregate.
Location: Tambar Springs, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x4 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Stibnite: Sb2S3

Comments: Prismatic crystals of metallic-lustered stibnite.
Location: Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, China. Scale: Crystal size 5-10 cm.
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Stibnite: Sb2S3

Comments: Prismatic crystals of metallic-lustered stibnite.
Location: Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, China. Scale: Crystal size 5-10 cm.
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Sulvanite: Cu3VS4

Comments: Cubic grains of bronze-gray sulvanite crystals in marble.
Location: Val Bona quarry, Carrara, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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Sulvanite: Cu3VS4

Comments: Cubic grains of bronze-gray sulvanite crystals in marble.
Location: Val Bona quarry, Carrara, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy