Realgar
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- Soft (Mohs under 3)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Orange
- Lustre
- Resinous
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name of realgar comes from Arabic rahj al-ghar, which means powder of the mine.
- Light slowly turns realgar into a yellow powder, so museums keep fine specimens in the dark.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q109746 · All stones · All entries