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Orpiment in Calcite from Shimen Mine, Hunan, China

 
Orpiment in Calcite from Shimen Mine, Hunan, China

Orpiment in Calcite from Shimen Mine, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 45776
Mineral:Orpiment in Calcite
Locality:Shimen Mine, Hunan, China
Description:Elongated transparent orange-brown orpiment crystals to 35 mm long in a milky scalenohedral calcite crystal 40 mm long. The orpiment crystals have lustrous, striated prism faces and show yellow color on some surfaces.
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:5-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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