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Realgar & Calcite

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Realgar & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

Stunning crystals of realgar on the matrix with scalenohedral calcite clusters. The crystals of calcite also have realgar inclusion

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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