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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 7.8 × 5.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Lustrous yellow orpiment masses on matrix and crystals in cavities up to 6 mm. Classic material from the Getchell Mine in Nevada.

Ex. Gabriel Fauvart #18, acquired in 1966.

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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