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DESCRIPTION: | No. 82601 |
Mineral: | Orpiment |
Locality: | Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China |
Description: | Elongated translucent yellow-orange orpiment crystals with no attached matrix. The orpiment crystals have pearly yellow edges where they are thin and exhibit foliated structure. Ex. Miller collection T2482 |
Overall Size: | 15x11x9 mm |
Crystals: | 4-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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