LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF ANTIMONY ORE, STIBNITE WITH STIBCONITE, FROM NEVADA
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:49160351 |
THIS IS A LARGE SPECIMEN OF STIBNITE (ANTIMONY ORE) WITH STIBCONITE AND QUARTZ. IT IS FROM THE SUTHERLAND MINE, BLACK KNOB DISTRICT, PERSHING CO., NEVADA. THE SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY 11 X 5 X 5 cm. AND IT WEIGHS 275.6 gm. IT WAS COLLECTED IN 1983. IT IS A VERY RICH ORE SPECIMEN. VERY HARD TO OBTAIN TODAY. THE STIBNITE IS VERY FINE GRAINED, WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SUTHERLAND ORE. STIBCONITE IS AN OXIDATION PRODUCT OF THE STIBNITE ...AND RESULTS IN THE YELLOW-BROWN COLOR. THE STIBNITE IS BRIGHT AND SHINY. THE MINE IS OWNED BY NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY AND WAS OPERATED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. SEE PICTURES. IT IS A BRIGHT, CLEAN SPECIMEN. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
