Orpiment with Barite
specimen number:
1951333
location:
Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad, Peru
description:
The top side of this 8.0 x 6.5 x 2.0 cm matrix is covered with attractive orange and yellow botryoidal crystallized orpiment. Glassy gemmy tabular crystals of barite to 1.5 cm are present as well. Very minimal chipping to one or two barite crystals along the extreme edges of the piece, still in good condition. Quite pretty. Shipping weight: 0.34 pounds.
Size: 8.0 x 6.0 x 2.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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