Fine acicular crystals in radiating formation up to 1,1 cm long on matrix.Kermesite specimens from Pezinok are famous and this locality has produced some of the finest European pieces of species. From an older find in the 1990s.
Formula :
Sb(SbO)S2
System: triclinic Hardness:1-1½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:II/F.11-10 -
SULFIDES
Name origin: From Greek kermes (from the Persian "qurmizq", "crimson"), a name (in the older chemistry) for red amorphous antimony trisulphide, often mixed with antimony trioxide.
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 Specimen weight:78 gr.
 Crystal size:Up to 1,1 cm long
 Overall size: 50mm x 50 mm x 26 mm
 Owner : Minservice (Sondrio - Italy) Minservice Galleries Main 
 This specimen will be shipped by: Minservice
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