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Orpiment

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Locality: 
Zareh Shuran Mine, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 9.7 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
592.00gr
Description

When i first saw this specimen i immediately thought of Peru or Nevada with regard to the quite dark orange and big orpiment crystals - only to learn from my collector friend that this is from Iran. He got it from Wilke minerals and the late H.J. Wilke was one of the first german collectors/scientists who brought iranian specimens in the 1970s to Germany. This oldie is arguably the best i saw from the Zareh Shuran Mine near Takab in the last 25 years. It exhibits good crystals with remarkably small damage with respect to the notorious weak mineral. Ex Wilke, ex M. Lueg.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

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Best regards Roger