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Pararealgar & Realgar

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Pararealgar & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Nyu Mine, Mie Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 3.1 × 2.2 cm
Description

This is a rare specimen of primary Pararealgar (this one is not a result of Realgar exposed to light), together with Realgar and some black spots of Metacinnabar.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pararealgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Realgar

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

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