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D06-185 - Orpiment - $ 275 SOLD Elbrusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Elbruss Mountain , North Caucasus, Russia miniature, 5.8 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
One of the finest specimens of this material I have sene, because it has unusual aesthetics in tha tthe crystals form isolated sprays showing the matrix between...making for a bit of contrast. Usually, these form thick carpets of solid growth, without individual sprays. These specimens have the top quality color saturation for the find.
D06-186 - Orpiment - $ 175 SOLD Elbrusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Elbruss Mountain , North Caucasus, Russia small cabinet, 8.0 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
A glistening plate with incredible pizzazz! These specimens have the top quality color saturation for the find.
D06-188 - Orpiment - $ 125 SOLD Elbrusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Elbruss Mountain , North Caucasus, Russia miniature, 5.3 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm
An equally glistening plate with incredible pizzazz! These specimens have the top quality color saturation for the find.
D06-189 - Orpiment - $ 850 SOLD Elbrusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Elbruss Mountain , North Caucasus, Russia small cabinet, 6.8 x 5.6 x 1.9 cm
One of the largest pristine plates of this beautiful orpiment, that I have seen. It has a nice rolling 3-dimensionality to it, as well! These specimens have the top quality color saturation for the find.
D06-190 - Orpiment - $ 600 SOLD Elbrusskiy Mine, 35 km NE of Elbruss Mountain , North Caucasus, Russia cabinet, 9.6 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
One of the largest specimens of this beautiful orpiment, that I have seen. It has a nice rolling 3-dimensionality to it, as well! Most of the face is pristine, though there are some small bits of damage (yellowish spots) , mostly at the lower periphery. Beautiful , overall. These specimens have the top quality color saturation for the find.
ES35 - Hutchinsonite and Orpiment - $ 450 SOLD Quiruvilca, La Libertad, Peru small cabinet, 7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm ex. Ernie Schlichter
This specimen has a lot going for it. It starts with golden-orange spheres of orpiment, up to .5 cm across, sitting on a sulfide matrix. Then there are diverging groups of the rare thallium sulfosalt, hutchinsonite, which exhibit a bright metallic luster. These crystals reach 1 cm in length. Additionally, there are occasional colorless blades of barite, under .5 cm, sprinkled across the specimen. This piece is from the Enargite Zone at Quiruvilca and such rich specimens are considered to be very rare and desirable. In this case, it is aesthetic, as well. Note it can be trimmed into two equally nice miniatures...
J08-32 - Orpiment - $ 650 SOLD Twin Creeks Mine, Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA small cabinet, 6 x 6 x 4 cm
The finds of orpiment in Nevada some years back (around 2000), spearheaded by a professional mining company that had access for specimen collecting after a blast and on weekends, redefined how good orpiment specimens could be - particularly US opriments which had been smudge until this! The crystals are big, flashy, transparent, and came in a beautiful range of colors – from bright orange to these beautiful "butterscotch" crystals. This one has intense color. Orpiment is very soft, and bruising is common on these specimens – but this one has almost none of it except for the usual stuff around the periphery from specimen removal. Fine luster! Crystals measure to over one centimeter. Mark my words, someday these will be seen as American classics of much higher value. I have seen it happen time and again to other finds.
JMIX07-163 - Orpiment - $ 1250 SOLD Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA small cabinet, 7 x 7 x 5 cm
A large specimen with big, fat crystals of orpiment, in fans that measure up to over 3.5 cm across. Honey-orange color and fine, flashy luster! There are a few light-colored bruises on edges, as you see, but they do not materially detract much given the overall size and 3-dimensionality on display. This is certainly one of the better ones I have seen for sale in a good while. Even back when they came out, it would be expensive
JMIX08-02 - Orpiment - $ 295 SOLD Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA miniature, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
From the famous find that redefined the species in terms of quality – a beautiful small mini with superb flashing luster and bright orange color. This piece has SHARP crystals to 1.5 cm with incrdible, top quality lustre to them
JWHITE-81 - Lorandite on Orpiment - $ 400 SOLD Allchar, Roszdan, Republic of Macedonia miniature, 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm ex. John White
Sharp, very rare , lorandite crystals to 3 mm on matrix…and overall a rich concentration of them, too! This is a great locality piece , and example of this rare thallium-containing species. Very few thallium mineral species, of the few that do exist, form macrocrystals.
MD-113307 - Orpiment - - Archived Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet, 5.2 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm.
5.2 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm. A showy specimen of sharp, terminated, yellow-orange orpiment crystals nicely set on a bit of matrix from the famous Getchell Mine of Nevada. A bit of contacting is not detracting, as you can see. Ex Ed Ruggiero Collection, who bought this piece from dealer Chris Wright in 1975.
MD-117492 - Orpiment - - Archived El'brusskiy (Elbrusskii) Arsenic mine, Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia miniature, 4.5 x 3.9 x 1.5 cm.
4.5 x 3.9 x 1.5 cm. A beautiful specimen, ON MATRIX no less, of this gorgeous material that trickles out of Russia for the last 10 years. This is good because it has such 3-dimensional relief to it, and stands up on the matrix instead of just a flat druse as usual.
MD-117958 - Orpiment, Baryte - - Archived Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru cabinet, 10.5 x 6.5 x 2.8 cm.
10.5 x 6.5 x 2.8 cm. A very rich specimen of little blooms of deep orange orpiment on a bed of underlying transparent, bladed barite crystals.
MD-118468 - Orpiment - - Archived Melco deposit, Barney's Canyon, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm.
2.3 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm. A showy thumbnail specimen of drusy, botryoidal orpiment from UTAH. A small number of these fine specimens were recovered from the Melco Gold Mine, near Salt Lake City, in late 1990s. Orpiment is RARE from Utah and this is excellent material.
MD-119354 - Orpiment - - Archived Melco deposit, Barney's Canyon, Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA thumbnail, 3.0 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm.
3.0 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm. A showy miniature specimen of drusy, botryoidal, orange orpiment filling a vug from UTAH. A small number of these fine specimens were recovered from the Melco Gold Mine, near Salt Lake City, in late 1990s. Orpiment is RARE from Utah and this is excellent material.
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