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Orpiment from Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada

 
Orpiment from Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada

Orpiment from Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada

Orpiment from Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 66201
Mineral:Orpiment
Locality:Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent yellow-brown orpiment crystals on gray sulfide-rich matrix. The orpiment crystals are wedge-shaped bladed form in aggregate of subparallel crystals. The orpiment shows pearly yellow cleavage faces on edges. Collected ca. 1999
Overall Size:5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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