Realgar Photos 
Cochise College               
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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Realgar is arsenic sulfide.  It is commonly found with orpiment, also an arsenic
sulfide.  Realgar's color ranges from red to orange, while orpiment is a
lemon-yellow.

 

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Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.

Specimen donated in memory of Ray Dunn