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Stibnite & Cinnabar

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Stibnite & Cinnabar

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Locality: 
Nikitovka, Gorlovka, Donetsk Oblast', Ukraine
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

Until now my single specimen of stibnite with small group of cinnabar crystals. The stibnite are grwon compactly with here and there free crystals. The cinnabar shows the typical crystal intergrowth with dark red reflection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

Cinnabar

Formula: 
HgS
Strunz: 
2.CD.15a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5