Orpiment & Quartz

Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Hunan Province, China
Cabinet, 8.2 x 8.0 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 12/20/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/26/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Rich golden-yellow and burnt-orange sprays of translucent orpiment crystals attached to a terminated quartz crystal stalk on this dramatic and showy Y-shaped combination specimen from this well-known mine, famous for superb realgar specimens. One of the orpiment sprays is inverted on the quartz, adding even more character.

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