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Orpiment On Arsenopyrite

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Orpiment On Arsenopyrite

Ruppenthal stock (1960ies)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 4.2 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Almost perfect orpiment specimen from one of the best classic localities.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

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