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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Large orpiment specimen from Zareh Shuran, a Carlin-like deposit. From this locality several Tl minerals are described. Label dated to 1974

Mineral Data
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Orpiment

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