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Calcite with Orpiment and Realgar from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

 
Calcite with Orpiment and Realgar from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

Calcite with Orpiment and Realgar from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 31654
Mineral:Calcite with Orpiment and Realgar
Locality:Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China
Description:Translucent crystals of colorless calcite up to 40 mm with inclusions of red realgar and yellow orpiment in the base. The calcite crystals have internal phantom growth patterns of a gray mineral.
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:10-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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