Stibnite

StibniteStibnite is a remarkable metallic mineral in the sulfide class that often forms impressive, delicate crystalline formations. Also known as antimonite, the mineral contains arsenic and silicate and historically has been used in pyrotechnics as well as a cosmetic since ancient Egyptian times until the safety issues with arsenic in makeup became known. As a mineral specimen stibnite crystals form intricate and almost otherworldly shapes, with a shiny

Colored fluorite clusters atop candle quartz bases are some of the most distinctive mineral specimens to originate from the mines of Inner Mongolia

Our specimens consist of fine crystals spread across a matrix in shades of both blue and green

in iron smelting and other metallurgy

Middle Devion period

fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close relatives are popular among both amateur and seasoned collectors due to their delicate preservation of detail

Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming

From the Upper Ordovician Period - Ashgill Stage - Ktaoua Formation

or chemical cleaning agent

These specimens of Mosasaur (Mosasaurus anceps) teeth are embedded in matrix

Each contains at least one (most several) clearly visible insect

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines

Barite is a mineral with an interesting history