Metastibnite on Stibnite (rare) Trimingham Coll.

Pereta Mine, Grosseto Prov., Tuscany, Italy
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 7.4 x 6.8 cm
Start Time: 06/29/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/03/2014 6:31:44 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An exceptionally sculptural and uncommon combination from this well-known antimony mine. That's brick-red metastibnite coating the stibnite blades, not kermesite, on the fabulous vuggy/vesicular drusy quartz matrix. The 2.3 cm vug in the front with the dramatic coated blades is just spectacular! More metastibnite and broken stibnite blades are noted on the side. A fantastic and rare combination display specimen, from several directions, from this locale and the Bob Trimingham Collection. Probably older material, but no proof.

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