Orpiment (rich color) (ex David Burgess Collection)

Item Description

These Elbrusskiy Orpiments are possibly the most brightly colored examples of the species out there. This miniature specimen features attractive groups of sharp, translucent, INTENSELY bright orange-red Orpiment on massive Orpiment matrix. The quality of the crystals is good, and they look wonderful up close. These specimens were a lot easier to obtain 20 years ago, but little seems to be available on the market today, so if you've ever wanted to get your hands on one of these iconic Orpiments, don't miss out on this one. From the worldwide collection of David Burgess (1951-2016). David was a prolific species collector from Newington, Connecticut, and the namesake for the extremely rare cobalt arsenate species Burgessite, which he discovered.