Golden Orpiment Crystals - Siberia Cavansite is often difficult to

Cavansite is often difficult to capture the exact color on camera some specimens have a slightly aqua hue than the "electric blue" seen online

Crystals often form in globular aggregates as seen in this specimen

Commonly found in India

Location: Crabtree Emerald Mine

Golden Orpiment Crystals - Siberia Cavansite is often difficult toSize: 1. 68 x 1. 36 x 0. 41 in. Weight: 0. 50 oz Location: Senduchen Mine, East Yakutia, Siberia Chemical Formula: As2S3 Orpiment is a deep colored, orange yellow arsenic sulfide mineral. It is commonly found in volcanic fumaroles, low temperature hydrothermal veins, and hot springs. The mineral is formed by sublimation and a byproduct of the decay of another arsenic sulfide mineral, realgar. Orpiment gets its name from the Latin word auripigmentum