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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 82217 |
| Mineral: | Orpiment |
| Locality: | Shimen Mine, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Complex cluster of intersecting elongated translucent yellow-brown orpiment crystals to 16 mm long. Some of the prism faces of the orpiment crystals have bright yellow chatoyancy. Ex. Miller collection T2480 |
| Overall Size: | 28x25x16 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-16 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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