Stibnite with Calcite (Belsky Coll.)

Item Description

An aesthetic, complete all-around spray of splendent, metallic-gray, stibnite needles is beautifully accented with glassy, colorless, calcite scalenoedrons, several of which, are doubly terminated. This fine and showy combination piece is from the famous San Martin Mine of Zacatecas. Amazingly, there are very few broken stibnites on this stellar piece. Older material from this famous locale. Ex Howard Belsky Collection, whose label says Santa Eulalia. Correct locality information was furnished by Pete Megaw, noted Mexican specialist