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Orpiment

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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Verkhoyansk Range, Lena River, Bulun District, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

A second, very rare and uncommon sample of Russian orpiment. It is a thin plate in intense orange to yellow color. Faces and edges show finest luster. On same high quality all around.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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