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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65479 |
| Mineral: | Orpiment |
| Locality: | Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China |
| Description: | Plate of translucent brownish-orange orpiment crystals with remnants of white calcite that was dissolved to expose the orpiment crystals. The orpiment crystals are elongated prisms, have pearly yellow edges, and exhibit foliated structure. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1059 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x5.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-17 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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