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Orpiment On Realgar

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Orpiment On Realgar

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Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

This piece of realgar coated by orpiment has just superb colors!

Gives the impression that this is actually an epimorh of orpiment over realgar and on the back of the piece there is a fully covered crystal!The realgar internal crystals are gemmy and glow with color when backlight!The piece is in very good condition with no significant damage!

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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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