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Orpiment

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Locality: Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Cluster of yellow-orange orpiment crystals up to 15 mm. with no matrix attached. The crystals are complex, with many sub-parallel faces. The color is translucent with yellow areas at the crystal edges. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4.5x4x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-15 mm.

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