Orpiment on Baryte

Item Description

Amazingly colorful El'brusskiy Mine orpiments are possessed of one of the brightest and juiciest 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. The trivial bit of periphery wear is noted, but is certainly a very modest detraction to the overall impact of this striking piece. The contrast of the orpiment on the underlying bladed white barite matrix is dramatic!