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Locality: 
Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 6.6 × 4.6 cm
Description

A truly amazing sample - color, sharp termination and overall dimension are spectacular. The very best orange, really all faces very glossy and really well formed. Even specimen in half size and less quality are valued for hundreds of dollars on the common market. This particular specimen is in the very best quality for Twin creeks, for sure on high level even for international standards and should be very high valued for all these indicators!

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