Stibnite (good sized crystal)

Item Description

Stibnite is a well-known antimony sulfide species, and some of the finest and largest crystals ever seen are those from Wuning Mine in China. This is an impressive and aesthetic cabinet sized Stibnite specimen which hails from the 2003-2004 finds at the Wuning Mine. This piece host a predominant, good sized, thin, prismatic, intense metallic silver color crystal of Stibnite, sitting on smaller Stibnite crystal matrix, forming a very eye-catching display piece. The smaller Stibnite crystals show a "bent" habit, which is often seen in the species. There are some areas of "chipping" along the edges, so the specimen is not pristine, but you just don't see crystals of this size anymore on the market, and Wuning is not producing them anymore. A large number of the Wuning pieces were just loose singles, off matrix, so a three-dimensional group like this is certainly rare. Valued $1,500.
From the Dr. Stephen Smale Collection. Along with amassing one of the finest private mineral collections in the world, Steve is a renowned mathematician. His accomplishments include being awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 along with being the awarded the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 2007. You can read Steve's bio on the Mineralogical Record website ( https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/ ) or on Wikipedia.