STIBNITE
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3).
Stibnite is quite distinctive for in forming long, slender crystals. It
has a metallic luster, a silvery-gray color, is fairly soft (H=2), and has a
dark gray streak. Stibnite has economic value - it's mined in several
parts of the world for antimony (Sb). The most significant modern source
of stibnite specimens is South China.
Stibnite
stick (10.4 cm long) from the Xikuangshan Mine near Lengshuijang in Hunan
Province, southern China.
Stibnite
mass (7.7 cm long) from the Miocene-Pliocene Inner Carpathian Volcanic Belt at
Baia Sprie, Maramures, northern Romania.