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Realgar & Stibnite

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Realgar & Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Neo Kallintiri, Rhodope, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Intense red massive and partly crystallized (when in cavities) realgar associated with lustrus lead gray antimonite and contrasting nicely to white rich in silica marble matrix.Very representative specimen of Greek realgar as this locality gives the best specimens of this mineral.Rare to find in such condition and so rich.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

Stibnite

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

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