Stibnite

Here is small plate of iridescent stibnite with a blue hue, the specimen also most likely contains fine-grained antimony. This sample comes from an important antimony mine, started in the late 1860s. The locality described herein has been known by various names over the years, including "Ham Sud," "South Ham," "Quebec Antimony mine," or "Lac Nicolet" antimony mine. The first two names refer to the township within which the locality is situated, while the Quebec Antimony mine name comes from a small exploration company that evaluated the property in the early 1970s. The name "Lac Nicolet," is derived from the mine's proximity to Lac Nicolet and has become the common term used today.