Realgar

  
  
Brilliant red prismatic realgar crystals to 1 cm in length scattered amongst sharp scalenohedral colourless calcite crystals to 1 cm in length.
  
  
A gem quality doubly terminated highly lustrous calcite crystal measuring 3.5 cm in length perched aesthetically upon a matrix with bright red prismatic lustrous realgar crystals.
  
 
  
Realgar with calcite
  
  
Origin: Hunan Realgar mine, near Shimen, Hunan Province, China
Sample size: 10.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (top/2nd row), 3.5 x 2 x 4.5 cm (3rd/4th row), 5.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm (5th row), 6.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm (6th row), 28 x 16 x 35 mm (7th/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
 
  
Origin: Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Ex. M. Dodge collection
Sample size: 2.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm (top/2nd row), 2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 
Realgar with calcite
Origin: Shimen, Hunan Province, China
Ex. M. Zinn collection
Sample size: 9 x 5.9 x 4.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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