AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Nevada > Realgar and Orpiment |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 36577 |
Mineral: | Realgar and Orpiment |
Locality: | Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada |
Description: | Red realgar running throughout gray matrix with powdery orange orpiment. When viewed under magnification many small cavities are visible lined with transparent, lustrous red realgar microcrystals. |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x3 cm |
Crystals: | 0.1-0.8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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