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Stibnite & Baryte

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Stibnite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 6.5 × 3.3 cm
Description

Thin tabular barite crystals from this fine specimen. The crystals are highly lustrous and show excellent clarity (nearly glassy character). Along the edges some of them are black - caused by micro layer of Stibnite. Some larger stibnite crystals are attachted, some intergrwon to barite, others on barite. Hard to photograph, much better in person. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

Baryte

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