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4.6" Striking Red-Orange Orpiment Crystal Cluster - Nevada
This is a 4.6" wide aggregation of vibrant and gemmy, red-orange orpiment crystals on matrix, collected from Twin Creeks Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. 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 arsenic and is toxic; careful handling and proper storage are essential.
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 arsenic and is toxic; careful handling and proper storage are essential.
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.
$355
SPECIES
Orpiment
LOCATION
Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt County, Nevada
SIZE
4.6 x 3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#362133
