Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
orthorhombicrareOxides
Cervantite
Sb₂O₄
This image displays a sculptural, solid specimen of light brown cervantite, showing a dull to greasy luster typical of the mineral.
Cervantite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
4.5Crystal System
orthorhombicLuster
vitreousStreak Color
yellowish-whiteCleavage
noneFracture
uneven to subconchoidalSpecific Gravity
6.64Colors
yellow, yellowish-white, brown, greyTransparency
opaque to translucentType Locality
Huitzuco de los Figueroa (Huitzuco), Municipio de Huitzuco, Guerrero, MexicoMineral Group
OxidesUses
ore of antimony, collectorAssociated Minerals
stibnite, kermesite, valentinite, senarmontite, native antimonyRarity
rareGeological Context
Cervantite is a secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zone of antimony deposits, typically as an alteration product of primary antimony sulfides like stibnite.
