| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Orpiment |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69573 |
| Mineral: | Orpiment |
| Locality: | Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China |
| Description: | Elongated translucent yellow-orange orpiment crystals with remnants on the bottom edge of dark-gray sulfide-rich matrix. The orpiment crystals have pearly yellow edges where they are thin and exhibit foliated structure. |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x2.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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