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Realgar with Picropharmacolite from Crven Dol Mine, Allchar, Macedonia

 
Realgar with Picropharmacolite from Crven Dol Mine, Allchar, Macedonia

Realgar with Picropharmacolite from Crven Dol Mine, Allchar, Macedonia

Realgar with Picropharmacolite from Crven Dol Mine, Allchar, Macedonia

DESCRIPTION:No. 46847
Mineral:Realgar with Picropharmacolite
Locality:Crven Dol Mine, Allchar, Macedonia
Description:Translucent red realgar crystals in parallel orientation on gray picropharmacolite-coated matrix with minor pyrite. From the old locality that was mined during the 12th and 13th centuries for paint pigments and medicinal minerals (mining ended in 1913). Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:6x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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