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Monteneveite
A valid IMA mineral species
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![Ca3Sb5+2(Fe3+2Fe2+)O12](#"/photo-1026747.html"><img src="/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2fimagecache%2f75%2fcc%2f02326250017272473161319.jpg&f=jpg&w=240" alt="02326250017272473161319.jpg" /></a><div><b>View of the Monteneve lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1980.</b><br /><br /><a href="/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2floc-55800.html">Monteneve Mine, Moos in Passeier, Burggrafenamt, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy</a></div></div></div><div><div><span>Formula:</span><div class=){kind=link}
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Named for the Monteneve Mine, Italy, the type locality.
Fourth Sb-rich garnet member after members of thebitikleite group:bitikleite,dzhuluite, andusturite. The first "fully antimonian" member regarding theB site occupancy and first member with essential ferrous iron at theT site. A fully non-silicate, ferrate garnet. Sb2-Fe3+Fe2+-analogue of dzhuluite and usturite.