Orpiment

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Call number:
Sulfides
D7 (2)
Classification:
Sulfides
Name:
Orpiment
Translated title:
Orpiment
Place of origin:
Allhar, F.Y.R.O.M.
Depositional environment:
Low temperature hydrothermal veins, hot springs, and fumaroles; also commony as an alteration product of arsenic minerals, especially realgar.
Description:
Low temperature hydrothermal veins, hot springs, and fumaroles; also commony as an alteration product of arsenic minerals, especially realgar.
Chemical formula:
As2S3
Crystal system:
Monoclinic
Crystal schema:
Prismatic

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