Hutchinsonite with Orpiment, Pyrite, Sphalerite
specimen number:
1603758
location:
Quiruvilca mine, La Libertad, Peru
description:
Metallic prismatic crystals of hutchinsonite measuring to almost 0.5 cm in size throughout this sphalerite crystal matrix with orpiment and minor pyrite. Good example for this rare thallium sulfosalt. Very slight damage present to some of the orpiment crystals typical of these.
Size: 8.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm (small-cabinet)
Collection: Marc Fleischer
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