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Realgar On Orpiment

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Realgar On Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

A 1cm thick bed of yellow-orange orpiment with numerous blood red, gemmy realgar crystals.

There are also a few clear, tabular barite rhombs. From a new and limited find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

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

Orpiment

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