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Antimony oxide mineral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cervantite
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Cervantite, also formerly known as antimony ochre[6]:188 — is an antimony oxide mineral with formula Sb3+Sb5+O4 (antimony tetroxide).

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It was first described in 1850 for an occurrence in Cervantes, Galicia, Spain, and named for the locality.[4] The mineral was questioned and disapproved, but re-approved and verified in 1962 based on material from the Zajaca-Stolice district, Brasina, Serbia.[3] It occurs as a secondary alteration product of antimony bearing minerals, mainly stibnite.[3]

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Cervantite and valentinite replacing stibnite from the Xikuangshan Mine of Hunan Province, China (size: 16.1 × 5.0 × 3.0 cm)
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