Hutchinsonite, Orpiment

Specimen ID: CHL-K5H

Mineral(s)
Hutchinsonite : TlPbAs5S9
Orpiment : As2S3
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
8.8cm x 6.9cm x 4.6cm
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Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium species. This is the best Hutchinsonite I have ever seen for sale, for the sharp 3-dimensional quality of the crystals and their size. Normally, the mineral occurs as sharp acicular crystals. Seldom do they ever show a true termination. Here, though, you can see even by eye the sharp, wide, chisel-tipped terminations on these large crystals ( to 8 mm!) . They are, moreover, set against gorgeous contrasting orpiment crystals instead of, as you typically see, on brown matrix.
Robert Lavinsky - 14th November 2005
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