Mineral: Orpiment
Locality: Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan, China
Dimensions: 11,0 x 9,5 x 9,0 cm
Description: Main crystal size : 5,2 cm
Sheaf of long, transparent, amber-colored crystals on white calcite, with a calcite scalenohedron penetrating one of the crystals at mid-height and some small red realgar crystals
MIM number 714
Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)
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