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Orpiment (great color)
- El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
- Miniature, 3.8 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
- Start Time: 01/10/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/17/2019 6:46:31 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
These gorgeous Russian Orpiments have of one of the brightest orange-red hues you will find in the mineral kingdom! They form in sparkly, ball-like clusters, which, observed closely, are actually extremely gemmy, euhedral crystals stacked closely together - of a higher quality, in fact, than even the famous Nevada orpiments - only smaller. Almost all of these have at least a few tiny bruises on them, but this one is in fine condition, and looks beautiful on the contrasting white Dolomite matrix.
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