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TC380EA: Centered aggregates of very lustrous acicular crystals of Stibnite, associated with groups of finely tabular, transparent, very lustrous and colorless Baryte crystals. This is a fine example of the old bygone splendors of the mines in the Baia Mare area (‘big mine’ in Romanian language). The specimen is from the Uwe Niemeyer collection.
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramures Romania (1960-1970)
Specimen size: 12.7 × 8.2 × 9.1 cm = 5.00” × 3.23” × 3.58”
Main crystal size: 8 × 0.4 cm = 3.15” × 0.16”
Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer
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