Laffittite with Orpiment and Realgar
sold- Locality
- Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
- Minerals
- Realgar, Orpiment, Laffittite
- Dimensions
- 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- CT473
Laffittite in matrix with yellow Orpiment and red Realgar. From MINDAT: Named in 1974 by ZdenÄ›k Johan, Joseph Mantienne, and R. Picot in honor of Pierre Paul Laffitte (January 1, 1925 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France - ), director of BRGM (French Geological Survey), then director and president of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris..