LARGE, HEAVY MINERAL SPECIMEN OF ORPIMENT & REALGAR FROM HUMBOLDT CO. , NEVADA
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THIS IS A LARGE, HEAVY MINERAL SPECIMEN OF MASSIVE ORPIMENT WITH MINOR REALGAR AND NO MATRIX. THE SPECIMEN COMES FROM THE GETCHELL MINE, POTOSI DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO., NEVADA. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 13 X 10 X 6 cm. AND WEIGHS ABOUT 2 LBS. THE GETCHELL MINE ARSENICAL ORES CONTAINED MICRO GOLD PARTICLES, WHICH REQUIRED ROASTING OF THE ORE TO RECOVER THE GOLD. IT WAS COLLECTED IN 1948. THE SPECIMEN IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND DISPLAYS WELL, SEE... PICTURES, I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
