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Name: |
kermesite |
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Class: |
Sulfides |
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Chemistry: |
Sb2S2O |
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Color(s): |
red, reddish-brown, yellowish powder |
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Hardness: |
1-1.5 |
SpecGrav: |
4.7 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal - brittle |
Cleavage: |
complete |
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Crystal: |
monoclinic; acicular, radiating |
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Envronment: |
oxidation zone of antimony deposits, the alteration product of stibnite. |
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Association: |
stibnite, valentinite, senarmontite |
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Locals: |
Germany / Czechoslovakia / Italy / Canada / CA., ID. USA / Mexico |
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Misc: |
from the Persian, qurmizq, meaning "crimson" |
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1.) Nicolet Mine, Ham Sud Twp., Quebec, Canada |
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