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Stibnite & Orpiment

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Stibnite & Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.4 × 2.7 cm
Description

Yellow orpiment crystals in stibnite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey

Orpiment

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