Stibnite. Bo Thong, Thailand




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250µm


Stibnite crystals, showing bireflectance and reflection pleochroism (brown-grey to light brown-grey), have altered to stibiconite (dark grey, centre top) along a fracture. Black areas are polishing pits.


Polished thin section, plane polarized light, x 80, air



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