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Stibnite & Dolomite

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Stibnite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Xikuangshan, Lengshuijiang County, Loudi, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm
Description

A lustrous terminated stibnite needle (about 14cm) with shorter needles at the base partially covered by tan coloured calcite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White