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Realgar

Dipl. Ing. W. Maucher, Munich
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

A fine historic example of deep red Realgar on Quartz matrix from Baia Sprie (Felsőbánya). Comes with a handwritten late 19th to eary 20th century label of famous german dealer Wilhelm Maucher, Munich.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0