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The article presents information on the discovery of the Dugupi-Maanshan mine in Weishan County, Yunnan Province in China. Among the discoveries consist of several individual mines found in the steep hillside of the Yangbi River. It also reveals the specimen of minerals produced in the area such as aragonite, calcite, fluorite, stibnite, secondary antimony minerals and other metals. Photographs of the minerals found in the mining site is also presented.

The article provides information about the Chinese stibnite crystals. Stibnite, or antimony sulfide, derived its name from the Latin word stibium and is an interesting collector mineral whose compounds are used to treat ailments. It is used in metal-casting and is an economically important ore of antimony with an annual production that range between 50,00 and 130,00 tonnes.

Describes the stibnite crystals discovered in Wuling antimony mine in Jiangxi Province, China. Length of the crystal; Distribution of antimony deposits in the country; Components of the crystal.