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Stibnite

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Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Eleanora Mine, Hillgrove, Sandon County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Australia has few notable occurences of stibnite but this is one of them. This specimen forms a single unterminated crystal with a smaller crystal running through at almost 90 degrees at one end. There is a small amount of matrix present at one end.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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