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3.55" Red-Orange Orpiment with Hutchinsonite Over Pyrite - Peru
This is a fantastical association of red-orange orpiment crystals and several clusters of hutchinsonite over a pyritic matrix. It was collected from the Quiruvilca Mine in Peru, one of the premier locations for finding quality hutchinsonite specimens.
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 & Hutchinsonite
LOCATION
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Peru
SIZE
3.55 x 2.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#260132
