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Orpiment & Realgar

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Orpiment & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Valīlū Mines, Ahar, Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Nice orpiment and realgar on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Realgar

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