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2.2" Vibrant Orange Orpiment - El'brusskiy Arsenic Mine, Russia
This is a beautiful, 2.2" wide specimen of brilliant orange and yellow orpiment on barite, collected from the El'brusskiy Arsenic mine in the Elbrus Mountain of Russia.
About Orpiment
Orpiment is a bright orange to yellow arsenic sulfide mineral. Its name is derived from the latin phrase auripigmentum, meaning “gold pigment”. It is frequently found as a decay byproduct and in association with another arsenic mineral, realgar. Orpiment crystals are commonly found in dense groupings containing small, prismatic crystals, often with chisel-shaped or triangular pyramidal terminations.
Orpiment contains a significant amount of the poisonous mineral arsenic. While it’s not going to pose a health hazard sitting on a shelf, it’s recommended that you wash your hands after handling it.
Orpiment is a bright orange to yellow arsenic sulfide mineral. Its name is derived from the latin phrase auripigmentum, meaning “gold pigment”. It is frequently found as a decay byproduct and in association with another arsenic mineral, realgar. Orpiment crystals are commonly found in dense groupings containing small, prismatic crystals, often with chisel-shaped or triangular pyramidal terminations.
Orpiment contains a significant amount of the poisonous mineral arsenic. While it’s not going to pose a health hazard sitting on a shelf, it’s recommended that you wash your hands after handling it.
SPECIES
Orpiment & Barite
LOCATION
El'brusskiy Arsenic Mine, Elbrus Mountain, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
SIZE
2.2 x 2.1"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#191722
