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Dimorphite & Realgar

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Dimorphite & Realgar

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Pozzuoli, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Bright yellow crystals of this rare species are sharp and scattered in some points on the fire-red realgar crystals which totally cover the upper face of this magnificent specimen. 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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