Hutchinsonite with Orpiment
at-auction$ 225
- Locality
- Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru
- Minerals
- Orpiment, Hutchinsonite
- Dimensions
- 6 x 5.5 x 4 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- J772
Spherical crystal groups of orange Orpiment with dark red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found red crystals are some of the best ever found. Crystals reach 7mm long. This was listed in my regular website galleries at $250.