Orpiment from
Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| Locality type: | Deposit | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Orpiment | |
| Formula: | As2S3 | |
| Comments: | According to J. Mantienne, who first mentioned the mineral, orpiment was never analyzed. There are thick yellow gemmy plates of analysed Wakabayashilite that are easiliy misidentifified as orpiment Vincent Bourgoin commented: 'Orpiment is a mineral highly questionable to Jas Roux because it has never been analyzed. It is cited in the BRGM inventory and by Mantienne without having ever been the subject of analysis (personal confirmation that I had from M. Mantienne who did his thesis on this deposit). Some wakabayashilite plates are so thick and gemmy that they can sometimes make you think of the orpiment." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Wakabayashilite | 1 | |
| Twinnite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orpiment data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Jas Roux, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 25251 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:25251:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment | ||
| 42.0km (26.1 miles) | ⓘRhuilles gypsum deposit (Monte Furgon gypsum deposit), Thuras Valley, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 46.5km (28.9 miles) | ⓘSignols Quarries, Signols, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 47.9km (29.8 miles) | ⓘLa Beaume, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 51.3km (31.9 miles) | ⓘMonte Seguret Mine (Rio Secco Mine), Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 51.4km (32.0 miles) | ⓘSan Romano Prospect, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘGrange della Valle, Vallone Galambra, Exilles, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 59.3km (36.8 miles) | ⓘAmbin Gorges (Val d'Ambin Gorge), Bramans, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| 62.5km (38.8 miles) | ⓘEnvers Gorges, Sollières-Sardières, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| 65.4km (40.6 miles) | ⓘMolaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy | |
| 70.0km (43.5 miles) | ⓘPret Basso Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy | |
| References | ||
