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Stibnite Quartz & Baryte

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Stibnite Quartz & Baryte

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Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 5 × 4.3 cm
Description

I am dealing with minerals from Romania since almost 25 years. Austria is not too far away from Romania and after the iron curtain had fallen many miners and field-collectors came to Austria to sell minerals. I remember local mineral-shows where whole rooms were filled only with exhibitors from Romania. I really saw plenty of Stibnite specimens and I can tell you that isolated sprays are hard to obtain - and this is what we have here. A complete isolated and exposed spray of end-pointed, lustrous Stibnite crystals perfectly set on matrix. The matrix is covered with tiny Calcite crystals, small Barytes and a few tiny Chalkopyrite crystals are also present. This is a very aesthetic piece, well balanced, with contrast and an attractive combination of minerals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Baryte

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

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