Barite with Stibiconite after Stibnite, Quartz
specimen number:
3332189
location:
Xikuangshan mine, Loudi, Hunan, China
description:
Colorless glassy partly transparent blocky crystals of barite measuring to 6.5 cm in size on a crystallized quartz matrix. Crystals of what were once stibnite measuring to 1.0 cm in length are present now replaced by brown stibiconite. Minimal micro-chipping present.
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