Stibiconite pseudomorph after Stibnite. The mineral is hydrous antimony oxide. Real de Catorce District. ( Prob. San Jose Mine) Catorce Munic., San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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Stibiconite pseudomorph after Stibnite. The mineral is hydrous antimony oxide. Real de Catorce District. ( Prob. San Jose Mine) Catorce Munic., San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Stibiconite pseudomorph after Stibnite. The mineral is hydrous antimony oxide. Real de Catorce District. ( Prob. San Jose Mine) Catorce Munic., San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Stibnite mass from Slovakia.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Seen here is a fine-grained stibnite mass from a hydrothermal antimony deposit in Slovakia's Little Carpathian Mountains. The host rocks are foliated metamorphics (slates, phyllites, schists) of the Paleozoic-aged Pernek Formation (also known as the Pernek Group). The Pernek Formation is an ophiolite succession that mostly consists of metamorphosed mafic igneous rocks. The upper part of the succession has metamorphosed siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, where antimony ores occur.
Locality: Nová Alexander Adit, Kolársky vrch Deposit, northwest of the town of Pezinok, Little Carpathian Mountains, western Slovakia
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Site-specific geology synthesized from:
Kaufmann et al. (2024) - Changes in antimony isotopic composition as a tracer of hydrothermal fluid evolution at the Sb deposits in Pezinok (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita 59: 559-575.
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Locality info. at:
www.mindat.org/loc-5684.html
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite mass from Slovakia.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Seen here is a fine-grained stibnite mass from a hydrothermal antimony deposit in Slovakia's Little Carpathian Mountains. The host rocks are foliated metamorphics (slates, phyllites, schists) of the Paleozoic-aged Pernek Formation (also known as the Pernek Group). The Pernek Formation is an ophiolite succession that mostly consists of metamorphosed mafic igneous rocks. The upper part of the succession has metamorphosed siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, where antimony ores occur.
Locality: Nová Alexander Adit, Kolársky vrch Deposit, northwest of the town of Pezinok, Little Carpathian Mountains, western Slovakia
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Site-specific geology synthesized from:
Kaufmann et al. (2024) - Changes in antimony isotopic composition as a tracer of hydrothermal fluid evolution at the Sb deposits in Pezinok (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita 59: 559-575.
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Locality info. at:
www.mindat.org/loc-5684.html
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite mass from Slovakia.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Seen here is a fine-grained stibnite mass from a hydrothermal antimony deposit in Slovakia's Little Carpathian Mountains. The host rocks are foliated metamorphics (slates, phyllites, schists) of the Paleozoic-aged Pernek Formation (also known as the Pernek Group). The Pernek Formation is an ophiolite succession that mostly consists of metamorphosed mafic igneous rocks. The upper part of the succession has metamorphosed siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, where antimony ores occur.
Locality: Nová Alexander Adit, Kolársky vrch Deposit, northwest of the town of Pezinok, Little Carpathian Mountains, western Slovakia
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Site-specific geology synthesized from:
Kaufmann et al. (2024) - Changes in antimony isotopic composition as a tracer of hydrothermal fluid evolution at the Sb deposits in Pezinok (Slovakia). Mineralium Deposita 59: 559-575.
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Locality info. at:
www.mindat.org/loc-5684.html
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, Texas. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Antimony Sulfide, sometimes also called antimonite.
Stibnite mass from Romania.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Geologic context & age: Inner Carpathian Volcanic Belt, Miocene-Pliocene
Locality: Baia Sprie, Maramures, northern Romania
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite mass from Romania.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Geologic context & age: Inner Carpathian Volcanic Belt, Miocene-Pliocene
Locality: Baia Sprie, Maramures, northern Romania
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite mass from Romania. (7.7 centimeters long)
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Geologic context & age: Inner Carpathian Volcanic Belt, Miocene-Pliocene
Locality: Baia Sprie, Maramures, northern Romania
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite mass from Romania. (7.7 centimeters long)
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Geologic context & age: Inner Carpathian Volcanic Belt, Miocene-Pliocene
Locality: Baia Sprie, Maramures, northern Romania
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
Stibnite from China.
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 6100 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals.
Stibnite is an antimony sulfide mineral (Sb2S3). Stibnite is distinctive in forming long, slender crystals having a metallic luster, silvery-gray color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft on the Mohs Hardness Scale - H=2, 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.
Locality: Xikuangshan Mine, near Lengshuijang, Hunan Province, southern China
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Photo gallery of stibnite:
www.mindat.org/gallery.php?min=3782
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Locality info.:
www.mindat.org/loc-714.html
