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Baryte Metastibnite & Stibnite

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Baryte Metastibnite & Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 2.3 cm
Description

Well formed "blue" baryte crystals with metastibnite inclusions, and a lot of small stibnite sprays.
The colour is the inclusions was different from what is common in this location, so I have it checked EDS. According to analyses the barirte crystals are coloured by metastibnite, not realgar. So I thik this is a very unique specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Metastibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
Red
Type Locality: 
Steamboat Hot Springs, Steamboat Springs District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA

Stibnite

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

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