Dragon Minerals - April 20, 2025 Update

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17428: Ferberite, Stibnite and Muscovite - $20
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Miniature - 4.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
57 grams
Specimen status: Available
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A cluster of jet black ferberite crystals to about 4.5 cm bears a heavy coverage of contrasting, snow white, fine-grained muscovite. The ferberite luster is better than captured in the photos, and the terminations are mostly complete. A 4 mm cleft in the muscovite hosts a rich nest of hairy stibnite. Material from this mine once flooded the mineral market with good material was relatively cheap, but there has been very little new material available for the past several years.







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