AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Orpiment on Pyrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 28852 |
Mineral: | Orpiment on Pyrite |
Locality: | Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru |
Description: | Brassy pyrite matrix with individual crystals of red-brown orpiment up to 10 mm long. The orpiment crystals are dark in color and translucent. This is the first orpiment I have seen associated with pyrite crystals. |
Overall Size: | 30x26x20 mm |
Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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