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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
El'brusskiy Mine, Elbrus Mountain, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.7 × 1.1 cm
Description

Colorful orange orpiment specimen from Russia. It comes from 2004 find in Elbrusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Russia. The orpiment crystals are blades forming dense fan clusters. The specimen is fresh and sparkling. The color is very saturated, vivid and intense orange, which is simply marvelous. In order to preserved the color the specimen must be stored in a dark and not exposed on a sun light. In very good condition – some small bruises. On acrylic base.

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Shipping weight up to 0.250 kg

#18584

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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