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Orpiment from
Matra Mine, Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Realgarⓘ7 photos of Orpiment associated with Realgar at this locality.
Calciteⓘ1 photo of Orpiment associated with Calcite at this locality.
Stibarsenⓘ1 photo of Orpiment associated with Stibarsen at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Matra Mine, Matra, Corte, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149583:6
GUID (UUID V4):93f1f0ab-2c88-40fa-885a-0b8775f378a1
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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2.6% in a stibnite in the Jas Roux deposit in France [9]; and 2.6% As in a synthetic stibnite [3])....in serpentinites (Lojane in Yugoslavia and Matra in Corsica [5]); uranium has even been found in association...which stib­ nite and other minerals (realgar and orpiment, wolframite, cinnabar, etc.) observed. The most...12:31 23 February 2015 Mineral Stibnite Realgar Orpiment Metastibnite Wolframite Scheelite Pyrite Marcasite...principal minerals) are found along with realgar, orpiment, arsenopyrite, champanite, pyrite, marcasite,
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small, stellate aggregates) and realgar ( minor orpiment). The As content may reach as much as 1.4 wt-%...deposits in which pure arsenic sul¼des (realgar, orpiment, . . .) occur in appreciable amounts; typical...1965; Hofmann and Knill, 1996) and deposits in France (e.g. Jas-Roux, ``Hautes Alpes'', Johan and Mantienne...1974). There exist transitions to pure realgar ( orpiment) mineralizations: LuceÂram and Duranus ``Alpes...et al., 1976) and Matra ``Corse alpine'' (FeÂraud et al., 1977). The small orpiment mineralization at
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Florida] at 23:45 31 December 2014 Realgar Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China T here has been...geochemistries and geologic occurrences are quite varied. Orpiment (As2S3) has already been covered in this column...as a product of coal-mine fires. Commonly associated minerals include orpiment, stibnite, a variety of...Paris, Oxford County, Maine, and the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton County, New Hampshire. It occurred with...attractive groups of crystals from the Getchell mine, Humboldt County, where individual crystals to 12
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........... 306 COLLECTING OVERSEAS. PART 2. (CORSICA AND ELBA). BJ' Cpl. R. T. Howard ........................ 307 PYROMORPHITE FROM THE LITTLE GIANT MINE, IDAHO. By Charles O. Fer11q11ist ................RECORD HOLE. By O,nar Cavins .. 316 PEQUEA SILVER MINE OF PENN . ........................................CAVE ON CORSICA .......................................................... 324 BURRA BURRA MINE OF SOUTH...ASSOCIATION Whole No. 168 COLLECTING OVERSEAS. PART 2 (CORSICA 6 ELBA ) CPL. R. T. HOWARD 32345721 5th Ord. MM
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influencent la stabilitĂ© relative des facettes : Ă  plus haute tempĂ©rature, l’octaĂšdre est souvent favorisĂ©, alors...rubanĂ©e sont en Oural et au Katanga. En France, hormis la cĂ©lĂšbre mine de Chessy (localitĂ©-type de la « chessylite...Auvergne, Var, Loire, Tarn, Savoie, Alpes-Maritimes, Corse, des PyrĂ©nĂ©es, etc. 6Ă 7 Couleur, transparence...leurs subtiles nuances. 18 Incolore (Langeac, Haute Loire) Bleue (UrbĂšs, Vosges) Violette (Northcumberland...Angleterre) Jaune (Allemagne) Rose-rouge (Chamonix, Haute Savoie) La fluorine est un minĂ©ral dit « arc-en-ciel
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high, height hill lake lillle, small low, lower mine mountai n mountains range or chain open-pi1 peak...high. height hill lake lillle. smal l low. lower mine mountain mountains range or chain open-pil peak...representative. Sig nificant s he ar-zone re la te d mine ralizations we re recently recognised in di fferent...copper deposit are well known at Recsk, in the Matra M1 . (HUN) with both skam ores and enargite-rich...porphyry Mo-ores in the northeastern portion (Aurora Mine), in connection with the yeni te and high-temperature
Catalog/List
inclusions Chacons Orange-yellow opal colored by orpiment Op:il pseudomorph after crystals of glauberite...aggregate of diamond, bore and carbon from Prem ier mine. light red rubies Agate with white markings Abalone...11-fascot emeralds [Mass aqua) Mass opal [Maraca (Matra) diamond] Matorolite/Matorodite Maxixe aquamarine...Romanzovite Rosaline [Rosaline) Rose garnet Rose de France Roseki Ros11 ku11zite Roselite ( Rosolite) [Rose...imitation Phenolic resin plastic Idocrase Verde de Corsica [Verdelite] [Vermeil or VermeilleJ Vermilite [Vesuvian
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l’Institut MusĂ©um d’histoire naturelle DE LA FRANCE ET SES COLONIES DK description physique et chimique...strĂŒvĂ©rite et la inonazite. MINÉHALÜGIE DE IA FRANCE 4 lima paru dĂšs le premier abord vraisemblable...0;09 1120 10,90 : ana- MlNKliALOGIK DK (i FRANCE ],A (>nOUPE DE L’APATÏTE APATITE Anjou. (T...tapissĂ©e de lames hexagonales de minguĂ©tite de mine de fer de Minguet prĂšs SegrĂ©; au milieu de ces lames...6386, np 1,6343]. les minĂ©raux provenant de la mine hexagonaux de pyromorphite prĂ©senmĂȘmes associations
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rûe Pelacouri 95300 PONTOISF (Autoroute A 15) FRANCE ACTUELLEMENT AU MEILLEUR PRIX =:~-=.--:=:::--;:_;~:::~--...l'acétone ou les chlorures de polyvinyles. appcllé-s en France Rhodopas et commercialisés par les établissements...sujet dans laquelle il était surtout question de la mine des Ardillats, qui connut la prospérité entre 1860...barytine (cela d'aprÚs la carte géologique de la France au 1/80.000 feuille de Bourg) car, nous le répétons...pour le livrer aux poteries régionales ; seule la mine de manganÚse de RomanÚche (qui. bien qu'en SaÎne-etLoire
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prisma 11010} en het basal e vlak {0001 . (Boltsburn Mine, Cumbria, C$ ) Fig . 3 De spli jtrhomboëder 110111...Découverte et pillage de la Mine Féerie (Ste .-Marie-aux-Mines ) 36 L ' orpiment de Lucéram 39-40 Tourmaline...Monsols (Rh8ne, F ) 35-37 Altenberg, la plus grosse mine d ' étain d ' Europe (DDR ) 39-40 Topaz e 77 11-12...de Peyre (F ) Les vicissitudes d ' une ancienne mine de cuivre (Sierra d e Aralar, Baskenland, Spanje...Spanje ) Iridosmine - siserskit e Le réalgar de Matra (Corsica, F ) Les mines de Schwaz (Tirol, A ) De l '
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tetrahedite. In the tion. Zendjan district a silver mine is developed 1 km. The mollusks, which are fixed...of origin. 'fhe study of the means of dis­ lead mine, and another fllrther northwest, named the persion...of these ani mals, which are sedentary by Uriard mine. The veins, which traverse miea-slate nature, has...snmmarize. them 2·5 per cent. are killed annually. 'l'he mine pays The geographical distribution of the fresh...is made to the known. A very ancient silver-lead mine is rel)orted at possibility of such carriages is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sociedad Contratual Minera Vilacollo, Avertida Santa Matra N., 2659, Atica, Chile C. R. BISSO, ShellChile...located of the border with Bolivia (Fig. 1). The mine and * Present address: 4 Hazlewood Drive, Bourne...various projects were plant wasbuilt alongsidethe mine during 1988. Proplannedto treat the old sulfidicdumpsby...were intermittently mined by the 60 km from the mine at a lower elevation.Total productionby all pre....‱' Streams Circular structure ‱ Choquelimpie mine of volcano FIG. 3. Geologicmap of the Choquelimpiedistrict
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parai'tre). a I NVENTAIRE MINERALOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE. Collection publiee par R. PIERROT et collaborateurs...Geologique National (B.R.G.M.) Representant de la France a la Commission des nouveaux mineraux et noms de...2-225-48829-0 ISBN, BRG M : 2-7159-00007 lmprime en France. PREFACE Parmi les Sciences de la Nature la Mineralogie...promoteur de l'I nventaire mineralogique de la France, publication qui connazt actuellement un grand...meme dans les pays anglo-saxons ou socialistes. En France, grace a de rares bonnes volontes, quelques collections
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(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Pribram (Czech Republic) and St Marle-aux-Mlnes (France). As Colour: light grey tarnish ing quickly to...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...bornite and pyrite. Covellite is found at the Calabona mine (Sardinia) and Vesuvius (Italy), Salzberg (Austria)...sometimes modified by cubic faces, from the Destrtcella mine (Raddusa, Sicily). Specimens often comprise hauerite
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(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...Pribram (Czech Republic) and St Marle-aux-Mlnes (France). As Colour: light grey tarnish ing quickly to...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...bornite and pyrite. Covellite is found at the Calabona mine (Sardinia) and Vesuvius (Italy), Salzberg (Austria)...sometimes modified by cubic faces, from the Destrtcella mine (Raddusa, Sicily). Specimens often comprise hauerite
limonite 37 opal, wood 32, 33 rutile 33, 33 orpiment 18 sagenite 33 sanidine 112, 1/2, 113 sapphire...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should...lead-gray colour, and metallic lustre. Realgar, orpiment Realgar, AsS, is monoclinic; it forms compact
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white 104 microcline 112, /13 millerite 12, /2 orpiment 18 orthoclase 93, 95, 101, 103,110, \11, 112...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should...lead-gray colour, and metallic lustre. Realgar, orpiment Realgar, AsS, is monoclinic; it forms compact
Book (volume)
Ker^^f/acht 17 — Lsi^era i K , MINÉRALOGIE LA FRANCE le Ke prĂ©sent volume a Ă©tĂ© publiĂ© en deux fascicules...minĂ©ralogie an d’histoire naturelle minĂ©ralogie DE LA FRANCE LT DE SES COLONIES description physique et chimique...TOME Lorsqu’il y a trois ans, MinĂ©ralogie de la France j’ai et II entrepris la publication de ma...Lacboix. — MinĂ©ralogie. II. 1 MINERALOGIE DE LA FRANCE des minĂ©raux considĂ©rĂ©s comme Ă©lĂ©ments de roche...plan. seront pas perdus et montreront oubliĂ© en France — — ce qui semble presque que l’étude des questions
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32, 33 opal, precious 32, 33 opal, wood 32, 33 orpiment J8 orthite 88 orthoclase 93, 95,101, 103, 110...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Pren1ier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]‱6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite Sn2 /‱O6'OH) 14Cl 1,, (3.D). Trigona]...mainly in crystals to 5 cm at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical
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museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...dioxide for rutile (Ti02), arsenic trisulphide for orpiment (As2S3). Growth of Crystals Mineral crystals...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors...really is a matter of life or death when you are in a mine - only a plan will show where water on the floor
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MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Domafov, Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite...piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page 3: Stepite on arsenic, 45 111111,Jachymov...2(4) - 4.0(6) - 2.58(10) - 2.04(5). At the Kiura mine, Saiki City, Oita pref., Japan. IMA 2012-101. Adolfpateraite
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Romania and Yugoslavia; and Southwest Europe embraces France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Each volume has an...hercynienne et cassure tethysienne. Bull. Soc. gĂ©ol. France, 17, 56—67. Aubouin J. 1973. Paleotectonique, tectonique...du Vardar en MacĂ©donie grecque. Bull. Soc. geol. France, 2, 435—49. Oulianoff N. 1943. Pourquoi les Alpes...Mountains miogeosyncline (Mesozoic) 4 Borzsony—Matra Mountains (Tertiary) 5 Uppony—Rudabanya—GĂ©omo6r...driiling and prospecting has been conducted in the mine and its vicinity. In the course of exploration during
Journal (issue)
Malachite on Chalcopyrite, on Dolomite from Ty Gwyn Mine Llandudno THE JOURNAL OF THE RUSSELL SOCIETY...almost every mine in Great Britain and Ireland, and went underground in every metalliferous mine in the British...King. A new find of Nickeloan Hydrozincite in Parc Mine, North Wales. 19 Richard E. Bevins, Paul O'Brien... An occurrence of Nickel minerals in the Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. 26 M.E. Smith. 33 T.F. Bridges...from Llanidloes to Machynlleth, lies the Dylife mine. Mining here, as with many Welsh mines, dates from
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provinces (northern Spain), at St Pandelon (Landes, France) and Morocco. Aerinite has been reported to have...in chlorine-rich environments (especially in acid mine waters; Schwertmann and Cornell, 2000). It is named...named after its type locality at AkaganĂ© mine (Iwate Prefecture, Japan), where Nambu discovered it in...Sonora, Mexico and has also been found in the Tsumeb Mine of Otavi, Namibia and in the Altai Mountains in...Amelia, Virigina, USA and Bourg d’Oisans and IsĂšre, France. The occurrence of albite in pigments is likely
 
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