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Named for the old word given to red amorphous antimony trisulfide, kermes, which gets its origin from the Persian word qurmizq, which means “crimson.” Kermesite is an uncommon, but widespread mineral that can be found in localities in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Italy, Russia, Bolivia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Canada, and others. It occurs as an alteration of stibnite in antimony deposits.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/kermesite.pdf
