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Baryte Stibnite & Stibiconite

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Baryte Stibnite & Stibiconite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 7.7 × 5 cm
Description

Very fine combination specimen from Romania. Thick blades of lustrous baryte on matrix. The reddish inclusions are most likely realgar. Additionally there is also some antimonite as well as some stibiconite present too.

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