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DESCRIPTION: | No. 56952 |
Mineral: | Orpiment |
Locality: | Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru |
Description: | Elongated formation of translucent orange-brown orpiment crystals to 30 mm. The orpiment crystals are prismatic form with complex edges of minute parallel crystal faces that give them an opaque yellow appearance on the edges. |
Overall Size: | 8.5x2.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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