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DESCRIPTION: | No. 75120 |
Mineral: | Orpiment |
Locality: | El'brusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Mount Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia |
Description: | Lustrous foliated yellow-orange orpiment crystals to 6 mm in curved layers over white barite. The surfaces of the orpiment are composed of distinct orpiment crystal terminations with a deep-orange color. Collected ca. 2000 |
Overall Size: | 7x5.5x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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