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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 2.7 cm
Description

Amazing top specimen with tens of orpiment crystals of dark red orange-yellow colour, associated to minor white tabular barytes. The general condition is very good.

Acquired in 1996. Ex I.Blanco collection.

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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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