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Hutchinsonite with Orpiment

Hutchinsonite with Orpiment

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Locality
Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru
Minerals
Orpiment, Hutchinsonite
Dimensions
10 x 6 x 5 cm
Size class
Cabinet
SID
J961

Large sulfide rich matrix with botryoidal Orpiment and red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found red crystals are some of the best ever found. Crystals reach over 1cm long and both the Orpiment and Hutchinsonite richly cover the specimen.