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MD-229640
Stibnite
Rip Van Winkle Mine (Bishop Mine; French Antimony group; French Ranch), Antimony Peak, Hollister, San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature, 3.9 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
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Lustrous, metallic-gray stibnite blades form a striking and aesthetic specimen from an extinct and very less well-known California antimony-mining locale - the Rip Van Winkle Claim in San Benito County. Ex. Jaime Bird Collection and the label with the piece has a 1973 date on it.