Orpiment

Item Description

Quiruvilca Mine orpiments are a classic Peru species and are some of the finest examples in the world. This very fine and aesthetic plate is covered with uncommon, relatively isolated, translucent and lustrous burnt-orange crystals with frosted faces. The large compound crystal on one end is 2.0 cm. A nearly pristine and most excellent example of the species and locale, with only trivial periphery wear. These came out in the 1970s to 1981, with very little since.