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Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Melco Gold Mine, Barney's Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.3 × 3.9 cm
Description

Orange crystals of orpiment on matrix, from a rarely seen Utah locality.   These were collected by miners in the 1990s, though very few seem to be in circulation.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

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