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Orpiment & Calcite

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Orpiment & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 5.5 × 4.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Beautiful burnt orange spear shaped orpiment crystals backed by contrasting blocky white calcite crystals. Unusually sharp, gemmy and well formed crystals for orpiment. A very aesthetic specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orpiment

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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