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Realgar With Colemanite

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Description
Locality: 
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.8 × 7.6 × 6.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Weight: 
379.00gr
Description

Elongated textbook, possibly partly hollow realgar crystal of blood red color, perfectly formed and in mint conditions. Very lustrous and fresh, protected in a colemanite geode.

My very best specimen from the locality. From my personal collection, it has always been kept in the dark since the day I acquired it (early 2000s). There is no trace of alteration whatsoever - a true gem!

Bigadic realgar of good quality is extremely rare on the mineral market, as the matrix (colemanite) is usually ground as commodity and specimens are lost. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

Colemanite

Formula: 
Ca[B3O4(OH)3]·H2O
Strunz: 
6.CB.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan area), Inyo Co., California, USA

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