Orpiment with Realgar
specimen number:
3772847
location:
Getchell mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
description:
Excellent thumbnail for this Nevada classic with an orange almost transparent grouping of prismatic terminated orpiment crystals to 0.9 cm in length on matrix with massive realgar. In very good condition. Collected in August, 1989. Mounted for display in a perky box and will ship as shown.
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