Orpiment - Mineral 30x 5cm x 12cm x 5cm

5cm x 12cm x 5cm Approximate Weight of 1 pair: 1

Chemical Composition: Silicate minerals (oxygen and Silicon) + Metals ( Iron and Nickle)

The bones have calcified over the hundreds of thousands of years

Overall Length: 42mm

Orpiment - Mineral 30x 5cm x 12cm x 5cmMined from: Senduchen Mine, East Yakutia, Siberia, Russia Description: Orpiment is a deep coloured, orange yellow arsenic sulfide Mineral. Orpiment takes its name from the Latin words aurum and pigmentum which mean gold pigment due to it's deep yellow colour. Orpiment has a very striking appearance, however; it is very toxic and was used by the Roman Empire to poison arrow heads. It has also been discovered in decorations of Tuatankhamun's tomb in