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Stibnite On Calcite Shell

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Stibnite On Calcite Shell

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
18 × 12 × 4 cm
Description

Beautiful spray of lustrous stibnite crystals on a calcite shell from Baia Sprie mine.

Ex Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White