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Imhofite & Realgar

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Imhofite & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

This specimen shows imhofite and well developed realgar inside small vugs. Found in 1985 by a local collector.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Imhofite

Formula: 
Tl5.8As15.4S26
Strunz: 
2.HD.30
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Realgar

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