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Stibnite With Fluorite

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Stibnite With Fluorite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Morone Mine, Castell'Azzara, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
8.00gr
Description

One of the most intriguing bits of the entire auction is this miniature specimen of antimonite with fluorite.
A single metallic antimonite speck proudly protrudes from the fluorite drusy, which is composed of over a dozen fluorite cubes of circa 5 mm each. 

The paragenesis is quite rare in Italy and I am aware of only a few showy specimens. This is my best.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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