Stibnite

Le Cetine Mine, Chiusdino, Siena Prov., Tuscany, Italy
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 6.5 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 04/14/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/21/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Both faces and the back of this sculptural angled vug are lined with dense sprays of lustrous, metallic, stibnite needles to 2.2 cm. This old antimony mine, closed in 1948, is famous for rich and excellent stibnite specimens and this is an aesthetic and excellent example.

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