Chinese Stibnites

       

The stibnites of China rival the best in the world, including the monsters from Japan, and are easy to find at reasonable prices.  Every year seems to find a new batch of fine stibnite specimens coming from China to eager customers here in the states and elsewhere in the world.  The rarity in the stibnite world is not as much about size as it is unusual mineral associations.  Specimens of stibnite in combination with barite, calcite, fluorite and other mineral are very uncommon and highly sought after.

Also see Calcite

 

 

OKE-279

OKE-279    Stibnite    Wuling, Jiangxi Prov., China.    Beautiful, high luster, group of superbly terminated stibnite crystals with fine aesthetics.  Mounted on acrylic plate.  8 cm high.  Zero damage and great price…45$

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-280

OKE-280    Stibnite    Wuling, Jiangxi Prov., China.    Beautiful, high luster, diverging spray of superbly terminated stibnite crystals with fine aesthetics.  Mounted on acrylic plate.  6.7 cm high.  Ding on one side and small missing crystal on other…30$

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-281

OKE-281    Stibnite    Wuling, Jiangxi Prov., China.    Beautiful, high luster, diverging spray of superbly terminated stibnite crystals with fine aesthetics.  Mounted on acrylic plate.  4.7 cm high.  A couple small missing crystals on back…40$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-162

OKE-162    Stibnite    Wuling, Jiangxi Prov., China.    Beautiful, high luster, diverging spray of superbly terminated stibnite crystals with fine aesthetics.  Mounted on acrylic plate.  6.4 cm high.  Zero damage and great price…40$

 

 

 

 

OKE-191

OKE-191    Stibnite    Wuling, Jiangxi Prov., China.    Beautiful, high luster, diverging spray of superbly terminated stibnite crystals with fine aesthetics.  Mounted on acrylic plate.  6.5 cm high.  Zero damage and great price…40$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-487

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Secondary calcites and terminated stibnites.

OKB-487    Calcite and Stibnite  Near town of Lan Tan, Guangxi Prov., China    Limestone matrix holds a large golden calcite (4.5 cm).  Perfect stibnites with spectacularly well formed terminations (to a cm each) jut out in various directions.  Some of these stocky stibnites are nicely branched.  Some are even double terminated.  Whitish yellow, double terminated secondary calcites also adorn the limestone.  These have nice phantoms within them as well.  8.4 x 5 x 5.2 cm overall.  Interesting and uncommon specimen in that I have never again seen one quite like this since 2002 when I purchased it.   Damage free.    475$

 

 

 

 

OKD-063

OKD-063   Stibnite   Wulin Mine, Jiongxi Prov., China.  Very aesthetic spray of crystals to 6.5 cm each.  One nice double terminated crystal hangs on the end of one of the larger crystals.  Everything is nicely terminated, fine luster.  No Damage.  Some of the classic stibnite bends in crystals.  10 cm.  Fine piece for….65$

 

 

 

OKA-687A Stibnite Leng Shui Jiang, Hunan Prov., China. Beautifully formed and terminated 7.5 cm crystal with several small side branching crystals. This piece has wonderful aesthetics with the small dolomites which are climbing its sides. 32$

 

 

OKA-687 Stibnite Leng Shui Jiang, Hunan Prov., China. Cute little stibnites with small white/cream colored dolomites. Poor or no terminations on all.

OKA-687B

OKA-687B 5 cm intergrown grouping. 15$

OKA-687C 8 cm main crystal with several side crystals. 15$

 

OKA-593 Stibnite Xichang Shan Mine, Jiang, Hunan, China. Slender swords and clusters of chrome colored metallic stibnite crystals. Well formed but usually poorly terminated pieces that display nicely. Very popular specimens. Great prices on these.

OKA-593A Slender 16 cm sword. 10$

OKA-593B 10.5 cm piece with some overgrowth. 8$

 

OKA-593 Stibnite Xichang Shan Mine, Jiang, Hunan, China. Slender swords and clusters of chrome colored metallic stibnite crystals. Well formed but usually poorly terminated pieces that display nicely. Very popular specimens. Great prices on these.

OKA-593C 7 x 3.8 cm cluster. Very attractive form. 25$

OKA-637 Beryl Var. Aquamarine/ Muscovite/ Albite China. Beautiful gem material on matrix. Very similar color to the Pakistan aquas but at a fraction of the price. More interesting and complex crystal form. Also nicer mineral associations.

OKA-637C 5.5 x 2 x 2.5 cm specimen. Nice aquas to 2 cm each stand up on each end of this almost floater piece. Muscovite and albite matrix. Aesthetic miniature. 35$

 

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