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Stibnite & Metastibnite

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Stibnite & Metastibnite

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Description
Locality: 
A46 Highway Bridge, Uentrop, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 4.6 × 4.3 cm
Description

A very nice specimen from thirty years old discovery by highway construction. Conjectural is this deposite the norhernmost deposite of casparizeche mine in uentrop. Casparizeche mine means the same like caspari mine. On this specimen are grown up free crystals with minor metastibnite crust, and radiating groups in black schist matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

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