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Orpiment from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

 
Orpiment from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

Orpiment from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

Orpiment from Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 69573
Mineral:Orpiment
Locality:Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China
Description:Elongated translucent yellow-orange orpiment crystals with remnants on the bottom edge of dark-gray sulfide-rich matrix. The orpiment crystals have pearly yellow edges where they are thin and exhibit foliated structure.
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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