Orpiment with Realgar
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Orpiment with Realgar
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- Sold
- Size
- 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- As2S3 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
- Tagged
- sulfide
Realgar was rare at Langban having been found in scare quantities. In the book "Langban" et al by Bollmark et al, they explain it occured in two different paragenesis one in magnetite and the other granular Hematite. This specimen is the granular Hematite, which according to the book was found in 1937 by EG Varg. The specimen is very rich with corroded crystals to 2mm. There is an unidentified acicular crystal which occurs in bundles within the vugs.
Orpiment
- Formula
- As2S3
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Prismatic, Massive - Fibrous, Foliated
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Pearly
- Color
- lemon yellow, brownish yellow, orange yellow
- Streak
- pale yellow
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Sectile
- Hardness
- 1.5-2
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- Phillips Collection
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