Orpiment with Barite
specimen number:
4271236
location:
Palomo mine, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru
description:
Orange crystallized orpiment covering the top of this matrix with glassy gemmy colorless tabular crystals of barite measuring to 0.6 cm on edge. Some rubbing present as seen, not atypical of these, still a nice example.
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