A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Stibnite needles in quartz |
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| Description | This specimen contains needles of stibnite (up to 4 cm long) radiating through quartz. Stibnite, Sb2S3 (antimony sulfide), is an important ore mineral for antimony (Sb). It is commonly deposited by alkaline waters and occurs in association with quartz, calcite, sulfides of the base metals, arsenic, gold, and silver. Antimony is used for many things, including alloy production, bearing manufacturing, fireworks and medicine. |
| Location | Czech Republic ▹ Central Bohemian Region ▹ Příbram District. Near Příbram. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #75. |
| Key words | stibnite, Czechoslavokia |
| Tech details | 425 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1137 |
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