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Kermesite & Stibnite

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Kermesite & Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Nová Alexander Adit, Kolársky Hill, Pezinok, Pezinok County, Bratislava Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

Lustrous deep reddish acicular crystals of kermesite, forming an aesthetic and good sized radiating spray, with reddish reflections, that contrasts on the calcite matrix, partially covered by brilliant small stibnite crystals. Really luminous specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kermesite

Formula: 
Sb2S2O
Strunz: 
2.FD.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Colour: 
Red
Type Locality: 
Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Stibnite

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