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Orpiment & Realgar

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Orpiment & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Moldova Nouă Mine, Moldova Nouă-Sasca, Banat Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Red massive realgar with ingrown orpiment crystals.
Old specimen from the 1800's.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Realgar

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

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