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lorandite

[′lä·rən‚dīt]
(mineralogy)
TlAsS2 A cochineal- to carmine-red or dark lead-gray mineral composed of thallium sulfarsenide, occurring in monoclinic form.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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1213 (John B.Brinton mount) Lorandite and Realgar, Alchar, Macedonia, Greece, no.
George Washington Fiss (1835-1925) and his Micromount Collections
The Mercur mine specimens show bright red (with a sort of satiny luster), wellformed lorandite crystals to 3 cm, in massive calcite/barite/realgar matrix.
Denver Show 2002. (What's New in Minerals)
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