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Stibnite from
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Stibnite | |
| Formula: | Sb2S3 | |
| Comments: | Although the stibnites are not large, only to several cm in length, the radiating balls of xls are some of the most aesthetic in the world. Superb specimen in Wilber Collection 20 x 13 cm, 1946 find. [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. | |
| Habit: | balls of thick prisms with chisel terminations, radiating fine needles | |
| Colour: | grey black | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Significance: | Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Calcite | 261 | |
| Quartz | 248 | |
| - var Chalcedony | 17 | |
| - var Quartzine | 15 | |
| - var "Herkimer-style" Quartz | 2 | |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 1 | |
| Plumosite | 114 | |
| Siderite | 111 | |
| - var Sphärosiderite | 5 | |
| Dolomite | 56 | |
| Boulangerite | 47 | |
| Pyrite | 42 | |
| Marcasite | 41 | |
| Sphalerite | 34 | |
| Baryte | 34 | |
| Covellite | 19 | |
| Berthierite | 18 | |
| Limonite | 15 | |
| Jamesonite | 14 | |
| Chalcopyrite | 12 | |
| Pyrrhotite | 12 | |
| Galena | 7 | |
| Zinkenite | 4 | |
| Realgar | 3 | |
| Andorite | 2 | |
| Fülöppite | 2 | |
| Fizélyite | 2 | |
| Cotunnite | 2 | |
| Stibiconite | 2 | |
| Halotrichite | 1 | |
| Freibergite Subgroup | 1 | |
| Senarmontite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Stibnite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (284 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 10553 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:10553:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite | ||
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘNo. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘBăița, Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘȘurdești, Șurdești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘSuior Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘBoldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘCavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 18.2km (11.3 miles) | ⓘRoata Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘVăratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania | |
| References | ||
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania