Lustrous Botryoidal Stibarsen

Lustrous Botryoidal Stibarsen from Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

Stibarsen is a rare species composed only of antimony and arsenic. This old locality in Mexico, seemed to have produced the best - a long time ago. These trickle out from old museum collections. Totally covering one side of the matrix is a crust of botryoidal, lustrous, metallic, balls to 1.2 cm across. Ex. Sal Avella collection.

Locality

Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Dimensions

7.1 x 4.0 x 1.7 cm.


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