Stibnite. Wuling Antimony Mine, Wulin, Wulin Co., Jiangxi, China. ... (Total: 2 )

Description

STIBNITE

Stibnite
Wuling Antimony Mine, Wulin, Wulin Co., Jiangxi, China

"Mostly a single sharp shiny terminated stibnite crystal more than 50 cm long. Got the specimen on a trip to Chang Sha [sic] in 2003."
- Rock H. Currier

You can't look at one of these 'sword-like' Stibnites and not get a flashback of the "Crouching Tiger" sort. It would have been nice to have some decent photographs of the cavities that things like this came from: must have been spectacular. The big increase in Chinese wealth and interest in domestic treasures means that the outside world is not likely to be seeing many more of this caliber. Comes with custom acrylic base for display in tall mineral cabinets.
Overall Measurements: 17.3 x 1.4 x 0.8 inches (44.0 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm)
Weight: 927 grams
Offered at no reserve

Provenance: Purchased at locality [RHC #8401, acquired 2010] [MinID: 0GT-7FU]

[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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