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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
El'brusskiy Mine, Elbrus Mountain, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 4.1 × 1.2 cm
Description

An amazing orange color for this orpiment specimen from Russia. It comes from 2004 find in El brusskiy 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. Small baryte crystals are seen too. In order to preserved the color the specimen must be stored in dark and not exposed on sun light. Some small bruises. On acrylic base.

Striking!

Shipping weight up to 0.250 kg

#20041

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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