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Realgar

Classic Locality

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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: 
8.2 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Black matrix richly covered by prismatic, some doubly-terminated crystals of realgar, up to 12 mm, with intense red colour. A quite good specimen from this classic locality.

Acquired in 1988, it is from the stock of Marc Vanacker.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

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

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