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Dimorphite & Realgar

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Dimorphite & Realgar

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Sharp, bright yellow, crystals of this rare specie scattered on the sample, together with crystals of  fire-red realgar, very nice. From the type locality.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dimorphite

Formula: 
As4S3
Strunz: 
2.FA.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples Province, Phlegrean Volcanic Complex, Campania, Italy

Realgar

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

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