Orpiment

Orpiment with realgar (red)

Orpiment with realgar (red)

Origin: Getchell mine, Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

 

Origin: Zarheshuran mine, Takab, Iran

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  

Orpiment on fluorite

Origin: Getchell mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Sample size: 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm, crystals to 5 mm

 

  

 

     

Origin: Quiruvilca, Peru

Sample size: top 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm, bottom 4 x 3 x 2 cm, crystals to 6 mm

 

     

Orpiment on calcite

Origin: Hunan Realgar mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China

Sample size: 8 x 3 x 3 cm, orpiment aggregate 6 x 1.5 cm, calcite 6 x 3 cm

 

  

 

 

 

Origin: Cut 20, Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, United States

Sample size: small cabinet, crystals to 1.8 x 1.3 cm (top), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (2nd row), 8 x 5 x 4 cm (3rd row), 11 x 6 x 5 cm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  

Origin: Twin Creeks mine, Humbolt Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 5 cm

 

  

 

  

Orpiment on barite

Origin: Elbrusskiy mine, Caucasus, Russia

Sample size: 4 x 6 x 2.5 cm (top), 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru

Sample size: 5.7 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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