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Orpiment

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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Sharp and deep orange orpiment crystals on matrix.

Beautiful specimen from Armin Wendland collection, Germany.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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