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Orpiment & Baryte

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Orpiment & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.1 × 10.9 × 4.1 cm
Description

A large orange carpet orpiment crystals in very nice combination of contrasting barite crystals. Both specimen faces are very similar in richness and aesthetics!

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
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