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Baryte On Stibnite

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Baryte On Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Cisma Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

One from my own stibnite collection. Sharp snow white baryte crystals on sprays of highly reflective stibnite. A super combination specimen which from some angles looks like vanilla ice cream in silver cones. Excellent condition.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

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

Stibnite

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