Lorandite is monoclinic and form bipyramidal crystals of a ruby-red color, a little darker than realgar, and with diamantine brightness. It is characterized by a perfect exfoliation, which can serve to differentiate it from realgar.
It’s usually associated to realgar, hutchinsonite, imhofite and orpiment.
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Lorandite crystals on pyrite (1966). |
| Field of view
1 mm. |
| Collection: Horst
Geuer Photo: Joachim Burow. |
| L4896/1966 |
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Photo
Copyright © Joachim Burow (Der Aufschluss)
This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. |
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