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Realgar With Orpiment On Stibnite

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Realgar With Orpiment On Stibnite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 3 cm
Description

This specimen has been a main feature in my stibnite collection for the past 7 years. Realgar/orpiment on stibnite is not particularly common and are few and far between in these dimensions. A colourful stibnite specimen (it's not often that can be said) from a classic locality. Looks great on both sides and at a starting price far below what I originally paid for it. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

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

Orpiment

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

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey
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