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Orpiment from
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Habit:Wedge like xls to 3cm
Colour:yellow-orange to brown-orange
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte201 photos of Orpiment associated with Baryte at this locality.
Hutchinsonite191 photos of Orpiment associated with Hutchinsonite at this locality.
Realgar102 photos of Orpiment associated with Realgar at this locality.
Pyrite51 photos of Orpiment associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Enargite21 photos of Orpiment associated with Enargite at this locality.
Quartz18 photos of Orpiment associated with Quartz at this locality.
Seligmannite18 photos of Orpiment associated with Seligmannite at this locality.
Argentobaumhauerite14 photos of Orpiment associated with Argentobaumhauerite at this locality.
Sphalerite12 photos of Orpiment associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Fluorapatite12 photos of Orpiment associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
Photo GalleryView Gallery (176 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8280:8
GUID (UUID V4):7bbb440d-a3bc-47d6-abf2-f061ae84bb23
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
elbaite, amethyst, Tsumeb minerals, and Sweet Home mine minerals. Also scattered on these pages are items...==================================== work as a mine supervisor at Boron) for what turned out, by the...“presence.” Stolzite, 3 cm, from the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Ex-Minette...hematite-included quartz from Aouli, Khenifra Province, MeknesTafilalt region, Morocco at the 2014 Munich...included by hematite, 10.7 cm, from Aouli, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalt region, Morocco. Andy Seibel
Journal (issue)
TSKnerals of i'eru ! Indian miner, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, 1869 (Simonin, 1869). J3E(mes and J3E(merals...crystal group, 7 cm, from the Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Marty Zinn collection; Jeff Scovil...Avda. Rey Gustavo Adolfo 250-J Estacion Central Santiago, Chile jZonfenls * * . I n t r o d u c t i............................... History of Peru Mining in Peru The Mineral Specimen Business C o l l e c............... Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, department of La Libertad PASTO BUENO G
Catalog/List
1/18/21 11:02 AM Quartz and Hematite Jinlong Iron Mine, Longchuan, Guangdong, China 7.5 cm tall x 11 cm...AM Malachite on Quartz with Shattuckite Omaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia 7.6 cm tall... Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm tall x 15.2...1/18/21 11:02 AM Scheelite on Muscovite Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan,...example, mined 25 years ago from the Pingwu Beryl Mine, is one of the most remarkable of the species. Scheelite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EconomicGeology Vol. 82, 1987, pp. 1431-1452 Quiruvilca,Peru' Mineral ZoningandTiming of Wall-RockAlteration...Suite202, Lakewood,Colorado80226 Abstract Quiruvilca district Cu-Pb-Zn-Agveins have producedover 8 million...stratovolcanocomplex. The district has four broadly concentricmineralogiczones from district center to edgeswhich...andstibnite.All veins,regardlessof zonal positionin the district, share the samefour grossparageneticstages:pyrite...alterationhalosenclosingveinsincreasewith depth and toward the district center. Correlationbetweenparageneticstagesof
Report (issue)
22 (30), 1.907 (30) X-ray Powder Pattern: Quiruvilca, Peru. (ICDD 42-1388). 17.5 (100), 3.050 (100),...98.9 100.00 (1) Binntal, Switzerland. (2) Quiruvilca, Peru; by electron microprobe, corresponds to Pb0...Occurrence: Of hydrothermal origin. Association: Orpiment, realgar, getchellite, pyrite, sphalerite, hatchite...Gottes mine, near Wiesloch, Black Forest, Germany. Very well crystallized from the La Libertad mine, Quiruvilca...Quiruvilca, Peru. At the Toya-Takarada mine, Hokkaido, Japan. From the Nanhua Sn–Tl deposit, Yunnan Province
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
difiraction symmetry of twins: Anais ila Acad. Brasi.leila de Ci6nci,os, 26, 111-12t. Cuurx, H. axo Ln Connu, Y...des macles i I'aide du symbolisme des groupes de couleurs de Choubnikov: Bull. Soc.Jr. Min6r. Crist.,8l...book form, Saint-Etienne. Fntnorr, G. (1926), Legons de Cristallographie-Paris, Berger-Levrault. a To readers...and de las Casas (1957) have described as a new mineral, "revoredite," from Cerro de Pasco, Peru, which...another material "amorphous to r-rays," from Quiruvilca, Peru, also consisting essentially of lead, arsenic
Catalog/List
crystalised. Quartz. 2xlf". £9.00. 4. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, N.S. WalSS, Australia. Very fine sharp...ARSE~OPYRITE. 10. ATACAMITE. Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Choice, bright green, radiated... £8. DO. 11. 12. 13. 14. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gi~a Co., Ari~o~a, U.S.A. Specimen A - Select,...attractive specimen. 2txltxlt". £4.50. AZURITE. Bou Sko~r Mine, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Specimen ~ - A choice group...Barytes matrix. 2tx2-txlt". £7.00. BARYTES. wetgrove Mine, Wensleydale, Yorkshire. Specimen A - Lustrous,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Newfoundland] at 12:22 30 January 2015 MURRAY MINE, ELK0 COUNTY, NEVADA A ntimony is an interesting...unusual specimen from this source, the Murray gold mine in Elk0 County, Nevada, has been nominated as this...Commonly associated minerals include realgar, orpiment, cinnabar, galena, lead sulfantimonides, marcasite...County, Pennsylvania (Gordon 1922); the Rutherford mine, Amelia County, Virginia; Granville County, North...ore mineral in mines of the Arkansas antimony district, Sevier County, although significant megascopic
Report (issue)
Orpiment As2 S3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group:...Utah; in Nevada, at the Getchell mine, Humboldt Co.; from the White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nye Co.; with fine...fine examples from in the Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt Co. At Tajov, Slovakia. From Křeševo, Bosnia-Herzegovina...Large crystals from the Shimen mine, 33 km southeast of Shimen, Hunan Province, China. Exceptional specimens...specimens from the Quiruvilca mine, La Libertad, Peru. Name: From the Latin auripigmentum, golden paint, in
Catalog/List
3¼x3½x1½11 $ 35. 00. for REFERENCE 3. ALTAITE Hilltop mine, Organ Mountains, New Mexico Select silvery metallic...intergrowths. l-3/4x3x3/4 11 $ 25.00. 6. APATITE Minas de Panasquiera, Portugal Superb small single glassy...crystals covering l¾x2x3/4 10. BARlTE Quiruvilca, Libetad, Peru Superb lustrous intergrown tabular pale...1½x2x1 11 $ 40.00. 13. BERYL-EMERALD Crabtree mine, North Carolina Rich bright green 3x10 mm crystal...l¾xl-3/4 11 $ 60.00. BOURNON ITE LaOroya ,Jun in Province, Peru Superb single slightly elongated gray metallic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1629-1644 Metal Ratiosof the Quiruvilca Mining District, Northern Peru PAULJ. BARTOS ASARCOInc., Roc...generate too muchnoiseto discernsignificantpatterns. District-scale metalratiosof basemetallodedepositsshowconsiderable...Thisstudydealswiththe southern partof theQuiruvilcabasemetallode district(Coco-LuzAngelica area),whichis locatedapproximately...locatedapproximately 80 km eastof Trujillo in north-central Peru (Fig. 1). Detailsof the districtandregionalgeologyare...brief outline will be presented here.Theword"Quiruvilca" means "sacredtooth" in Quechua,the linguafrancaof
Journal (issue)
.............. ..Erosion Stu.dies in the Lake District Dr. Stephen Moreton 21 ........................interests Colin had a considerable knowledge of old mine buildings and was always keen to share his enthusiasm...mining for green fluorite specimens in the Rogerley mine and author/co-author of the two excellent articles...John Pearce Fluorite (40mm crystal group). Hilton Mine, Scorda/e, Cumbria. Specimen & Photo: John Hall...frogs, tiger beetles) which now inhabits the old mine workings. Needless to say, great care needs to be
Catalog/List
·minated modified (B) 3/4x1 11 $4.50. ANDORITE ltos mine, Oruro, Bolivia Superb silvery-gray metallic modified...section BARITE Select quartz on dense Himmelsfu,·st mine, F1·eiberg, Saxony, Germany irregular gray metal...Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona bright blue crystallized botryoidal nodules on minor azurite La Sal...termination. ¼x¼xl½11 $12.50. BISMUTH IN ITE East Pool mine, Cornwall, England Dark gray elongated fibrous 2...intergrown brownish BENITO ITE The Dall es Gem mine, San Benito Co. ,California Select deep blue translucent
Catalog/List
·minated modified (B) 3/4x1 11 $4.50. ANDORITE ltos mine, Oruro, Bolivia Superb silvery-gray metallic modified...section BARITE Select quartz on dense Himmelsfu,·st mine, F1·eiberg, Saxony, Germany irregular gray metal...Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona bright blue crystallized botryoidal nodules on minor azurite La Sal...termination. ¼x¼xl½11 $12.50. BISMUTH IN ITE East Pool mine, Cornwall, England Dark gray elongated fibrous 2...intergrown brownish BENITO ITE The Dall es Gem mine, San Benito Co. ,California Select deep blue translucent
Journal (issue)
443 by R. B. Cook , Jr. Hutchinsonite from Quiruvilca, Peru ............................................with dolomite and chalcopyrite, from the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Collection...topography; Anonia 7.5-minute quadrangle (1972). Today the mine area is considerably more extensive than shown....as very colorful material from within the active mine. Much of the more massive iron oxide is found in...pyrites.” Prior to the development of the kyanite mine several shallow shafts and trenches traditionally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
23:45 31 December 2014 Realgar Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China T here has been a dramatic...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
Catalog/List
new occurance in California. 9. ATACAMITE. Mina la Farola, Copiapo, Chile. Specimen A: Very choice brrnght...axinite. 2x1~x1t", £1•• 5~ 11. AZURITE. HEnderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Choice bright blue ball-like...association. 3x2~x1~", £16.5~ 12. BARYTES. Dalmellington Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. Fine lustrous transparent...matrix. 2~x17", £33.00 15. NATIVE BISMUTH. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Bright metallic silvery masses...matrix. 25x15 mm. £6.50p 17. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. apecimen A: Small bright green
Journal (issue)
their places of business in the Hung Hom gemstone district of Hong Kong from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Please keep...sites for realgar are in Hunan Province in China, especially the Shimen Mine which produces the best quality...associations of orpiment and calcite. Other famous realgar production localities include Romania and Peru. However... please note if they are from Quiruvilca Mine, as the Quiruvilca Mine Realgar may be associated with...至於外國方面,歐洲羅馬尼亞和南美洲秘魯亦 有出產雄黃晶體。注意如果要用秘魯的雄黃來 泡酒,留意那些雄黃是否產自 Quiruvilca 礦,因 為那裡的雄黃可能和硫砷鉈鉛礦共生,那是劇 毒,不能入口! Reference 參考網頁:
Catalog/List
overseas customers and ~~3t2ge ':e:- ,....57J. j La r = s~~e t· e right to ",ake slight s bstitu1;ions...~ :Jll~l grcu.S on it's fa ces. 2~x2xt-", £9.00 la~ge "~~~ . LTl-' nUS ITE . Il octF1 , pecrL3Y . =:-'1... 27 x1tx1t" , £2.25p c' AT':C;C'-'IT E. ' Ii a la Farol a , Copiapo , Chile. Spec i men A: Bright green...unde r s i de of the s pec i me n. 41x2-h< 1" , £33.00 32 . NA TI VE COPPER. WOlverine Mine, Keweenaw...3i;-x2~x1t", £B.oo kl 33. CUPRITE. Copper Qu e en Mine , Bi s bee , Arizona , U.S. A. Deep reddish m3sses
Journal (issue)
South Africa................................189 by A. de Grys, M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine... L. Purcell A baumhauerite-like mineral from Quiruvilca, P e r u ......................................Harris Monazite and caldoancylite from the Foote mine, North Carolina by J. S. White & J. E. Nelen 203...(1 inch) on antlerite crystals from the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Arizona. For more information on this recent...to fabulous exhibits of Red Cloud mine wulfenite, N’Chwaning mine rhodochrosite, French pyromorphite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that Keith wandered around the neighboring gold mine dumps and developed an interest in minerals. He... The specimen was found in 1967 in the Pioneira mine, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Downloaded...multicolored tourmaline from the Barra de Salinas mine, Aracuai-Itinga district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although...from the Jonas mine in Brazil have sold for several hundred thousand dollars. A Jonas mine rubellite called...lion. This is in addition to the 43-inch-long Jonas mine rubellite called the " R o c k e t " (illustrated
Catalog/List
* JULY/AUGUST 1996 1. ATACAMITE. Mount Gunsun Mine, South Australia. A small solid rounded mass of...JAMESONITE ON QUARTZ. Pachapaqui Pachapaqui,, Peru. Peru- A floater of milky white cellular quartz completely...back. 30xl5xl5rnm. £9. 6. ■ CASSITERITE. Old Beam Mine, St Austell, Cornwall. Triangular quartz tourmaline...60x40x35mm. £18. 9. CHALCOCITE. Cooks Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A quartz/hematite veinstone...CHALCOPYRITE (BLISTER COPPER) AND TENNANTITE. Cooks Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Mass of botryoidal greyish blister
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rises to 6,272 meters (20,577 feet), Huascaran in Peru is 6,768 meters (22,205 feet), Tocorpuri on the...mining and smelting oxidized copper ores in central Peru about 1500 B.C. By the time the Spanish conquered...Uchucchacua, Peru; emeralds from Muzo, Colombia; pink fluorite and huge pyrites from Huanzala, Peru; 25-cm...Bolivia; and fantastic pyrargyrites from Hauncavelica, Peru. The combination of awe-inspiring topography, mining...in location and age. In the highlands of central Peru, the deposits have veins rich in lead and silver;
Catalog/List
Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...extremely ine, specimens from the Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine of Tiger, Arizona: now a vanished place alive only...potential mineral buying area, or go into another mine. He travelled to areas that had seen few Americans...early 1980s Rock began to concentrate on Brazil and Peru with occasional trips to Uruguay, Chile, and Colombia...Atacama Desert to collect Underground Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia, 1993. "RPG," Artigas, Uruguay
Catalog/List
5x2x5/8", £8.75 A/4. ADAMITE. Kameriza Central Mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece. A sparkling lime-green...5x2x1", £10.00 6. ANDRADITE GARNET. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devonshire. A vitreous brownishgreen...25x5/8", £15.00 12. ANDRADITE/URALITE. Cornwall Iron Mine, Lebanon Co, Colorado, U.S.A. Lustrous coffee­ brown...Bindheimite. 2.5x2x1.25", £5.75 18. ANTIMONITE. Hunan Province, China. A terminated, matrix-free, elongated silvery-grey...APATITE (Var: Francolite) - Holmbush Form. Holmbush Mine, Nr. Callington, East Cornwall. Vuggy Quartz/Chloritic
 
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