Orpiment
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
- Minerals
- Orpiment
- Dimensions
- 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- ST868
Specimen of translucent orange Orpiment crystals covering matrix. The crystals are densely packed and translucent with a striking bright orange red color. As with most all of these, there is some bruising, but it's better than most and overall in good condition.