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Realgar With Orpiment

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Realgar With Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Rollenberg Railway Tunnel, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.4 × 3.4 cm
Description

Rare sample of red realgar and yellowish brown orpiment on matrix from the Rollenberg tunnel - a locality that provided specimen only for a very short period during its construction.

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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