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Realgar With Orpiment

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Realgar With Orpiment

coll. by Dr. Steppen, Wiesbaden
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Description
Locality: 
Matra Mine, Moïta, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.8 × 2.1 cm
Description

Rarely seen crystalline realgar with little orpiment from the Matra mine on the island corsica. Realgar on all sides of the matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

Orpiment

Formula: 
As2S3
Strunz: 
2.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

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