Stibnite from the Wuling antimony mine Jiangxi Province, China.

The Mineralogical Record | March 1, 2002| | Copyright

Two Chinese antimony mines have produced collector-quality stibnite crystals in recent years. The most recent of these to yield fine specimens is the Wuling antimony mine in Jiangxi Province. Highly lustrous, razor-sharp stibnite crystals and crystal groups exceeding 50 cm in length were recovered there in late 2000.

INTRODUCTION

China is believed to account for 50% of the world's reserves of antimony and 80% of world production, primarily from huge ore deposits in Hunan Province, the largest of which is the Xikuangshan mine in Xinhua County. Other deposits ...

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