Hutchinsonite with Orpiment
at-auction$ 350
- Locality
- Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru
- Minerals
- Orpiment, Hutchinsonite
- Dimensions
- 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- J959
Botryoidal Orpiment and red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found
red crystals are some of the best ever found. The crystals contrast nicely against the Orpiment.