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Pyrite Quartz Orpiment & Pararealgar

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Pyrite Quartz Orpiment & Pararealgar

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Description
Locality: 
Palomo Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 4.5 × 4.7 cm
Description

A vey esthetic specimen with a good paragenesis. There is another Mineral grown on this specimen i do not know.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Orpiment

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

Pararealgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada