Name:

stibnite

A photo of the mineral stibnite

Class:

Sulfides

Chemistry:

Sb2S3 Antimony Sulfide

Color(s):

gray-metallic, Streak:dark-lead gray

Hardness:

2

SpecGrav:

4.6 - 4.7

Fracture:

uneven

Cleavage:

perfect 1 direction

Crystal:

orthorhombic, slightly flexible crystals, often radiating blades

Envronment:

epithermal veins

Association:

gold, cinnabar, galena, barite, quartz

Locals:

| Shikoku/Japan | Rumania | Idaho, Nevada. California / USA | China |

Misc:

from the Greek name "stibi", used to describe antimony which was used to separate gold by the ancients

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Herja, Romania
2.) Herja, Romania(closeup)
3.) Herja, Romania(closeup)
4.) Herja, Romania
5.) Herja, Romania(closeup)

6.) Herja, Romania(closeup)
7.) Xi Kuangshan Mine, Leng Shui Jiang, China
8.) Xi Kuangshan Mine, Leng Shui Jiang, China
9.) Xi Kuangshan Mine, Leng Shui Jiang, China
10.) Xi Kuangshan Mine, Leng Shui Jiang, China(closeup)

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