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Realgar On Native Arsenic

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Realgar On Native Arsenic

ex collection J. Höppner
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Description
Locality: 
Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm
Description

Very rare realgar on native arsenic specimen from Schlema, Saxony. You don't find specimen like this anywhere else ...

A few smaller realgar crystals are in good condition.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

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

Arsenic

Formula: 
As
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Grey

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