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Orpiment & Realgar

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Orpiment & Realgar

found by Dr. Steppen, Wiesbaden

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Description
Locality: 
Matra Mine, Moïta, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Good sample of yellow orpiment and red realgar from Corsica.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Realgar

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

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