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Smithite & Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Absolutely gemmy perfect red wine smithite crystal on the typical Lengenbach contrasting dolomite matrix associated to abundant orpiment. Smithite in sharp crystals is very rare at Lengenbach: the number of confirmed smithite crystals from Lengenbach was only 121 ! (from the book Faszination Lengenbach, 2008, p.188).

Ex.Willy Musch collection. From a 1988 find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smithite

Formula: 
AgAsS2
Strunz: 
2.GC.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Tabular crystals.
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Orpiment

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

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