Stibnite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Grey, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Stibnite is the main ore of antimony, and its powder was among the ingredients of eye paint in the ancient world.
- Japan's Ichinokawa mine produced giant stibnite crystals so spectacular that museums around the world display them.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q421831 · All stones · All entries