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Straight Metallic STIBNITE Crystal Mineral Specimen
Measures 2.3 x 0.2 x 0.3 inch
Weighs 10g
Origin Jiangxi province * China
Stibnite, antimonite, is a sulfide mineral with the chemical composition Sb2S3.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, has hardness 2 and a grey colour.
Stibnite is a classic mineral species with fine crystal clusters and long curved crystals. The slender curved metallic blades of stibnite can resemble arabian swords. The curving of the long bladed crystals is due to twinning where one twin plane bends the crystal one direction and another twin plane bends it in the other direction. This can occur numerous times down the length of one crystal.
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