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5" Deep Red Orpiment Over Pyrite - Peru
This is a gorgeous deep red, 5.0" wide formation of orpiment crystals over clusters of tiny pyrite cubes, with sphalerite present on the underside. It was collected from the Quiruvilca Mine in Peru. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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, Pyrite & Sphalerite
LOCATION
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Peru
SIZE
5.0 x 3.2"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#260129
