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Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.7 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

This spectacular display piece, however, is nearly as pristine as can be and despite its size has no distracting issues at all. It glows with rich red color. A truely fantastic specimen from Wendland collection.It was protected from light in a black box during the years so it still has the fantastic red color.

Mineral Data
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Realgar

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