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Arsenic
- Storliden mine
- Malå
- Västerbotten
- Sweden
- 4.7 × 2.6 × 1.3 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Arsenic is a naturally occurring semi-metallic element. The word arsenic comes from the Greek arsenikos, itself likely derived from an ancient Persian word for orpiment.
Arsenic here forms botryoids to 6 mm, peeking out of a calcite vein. The matrix appears carry some metallic silver. From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020), a mining engineer who retired to Tucson, Arizona.
Price: $65
Item code: MS1886
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