Orpiment

Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad Department, Peru
Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 6.4 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 11/06/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/10/2016 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Rich burnt-orange, lustrous and translucent orpiment crystals, to 1.8 cm, richly and attractively cover three sides of the sculptural sulfide matrix on this showy and classic example from the famous Quiruvilca Mine. From an East Coast collection.

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