The colors of a burning sunset, forged deep underground. 🔥⛰️
Raw, vibrant, and absolutely mesmerizing. A 1-of-1 fiery specimen from Bolivia. Check it out via the link in bio. 🧡
#Orpiment #OrangeCrystals #BolivianMinerals #NaturalArt #CollectorSpecimen #1of1
Raw, vibrant, and absolutely mesmerizing. A 1-of-1 fiery specimen from Bolivia. Check it out via the link in bio. 🧡
#Orpiment #OrangeCrystals #BolivianMinerals #NaturalArt #CollectorSpecimen #1of1
November 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The colors of a burning sunset, forged deep underground. 🔥⛰️
Raw, vibrant, and absolutely mesmerizing. A 1-of-1 fiery specimen from Bolivia. Check it out via the link in bio. 🧡
#Orpiment #OrangeCrystals #BolivianMinerals #NaturalArt #CollectorSpecimen #1of1
Raw, vibrant, and absolutely mesmerizing. A 1-of-1 fiery specimen from Bolivia. Check it out via the link in bio. 🧡
#Orpiment #OrangeCrystals #BolivianMinerals #NaturalArt #CollectorSpecimen #1of1
Brought to you by rewatching the orpiment episode with the box of confiscated childhood treasures 🫠
November 6, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Brought to you by rewatching the orpiment episode with the box of confiscated childhood treasures 🫠
It’s too late for Halloween, but here’s a bit of toxic blood-red colour, with a close-up of the realgar in the orpiment specimen.
Uncrystallised, massive, with that red that serves as a reminder of the danger posed by this arsenic antimonide
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
Uncrystallised, massive, with that red that serves as a reminder of the danger posed by this arsenic antimonide
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
November 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
It’s too late for Halloween, but here’s a bit of toxic blood-red colour, with a close-up of the realgar in the orpiment specimen.
Uncrystallised, massive, with that red that serves as a reminder of the danger posed by this arsenic antimonide
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
Uncrystallised, massive, with that red that serves as a reminder of the danger posed by this arsenic antimonide
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
Lead white, orpiment, vermilion: so many of the most beautiful colours were also the most poisonous, and the painters who ground them knew it.
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Lead white, orpiment, vermilion: so many of the most beautiful colours were also the most poisonous, and the painters who ground them knew it.
Aqua Aura, Dumortierite, Pietersite, Labradorite, Petalite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Gold, Sunset aura quartz, Vortex Healing Crystal, Orpiment, Tibetan Citrine, COPAL, Yellow Sapphire, Lion Skin stone, Actinolite in Quartz, also know as Dream Quartz, Tugtupite, Cinnabar, leopard Jasper, Cats eye,
November 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Aqua Aura, Dumortierite, Pietersite, Labradorite, Petalite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Gold, Sunset aura quartz, Vortex Healing Crystal, Orpiment, Tibetan Citrine, COPAL, Yellow Sapphire, Lion Skin stone, Actinolite in Quartz, also know as Dream Quartz, Tugtupite, Cinnabar, leopard Jasper, Cats eye,
lol you think you're just here to see what the deal is but in three weeks you'll know the difference between orpiment and realgar and will have strong opinions on the merits of walnut versus linseed oil
October 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
lol you think you're just here to see what the deal is but in three weeks you'll know the difference between orpiment and realgar and will have strong opinions on the merits of walnut versus linseed oil
From 33 to 39 seconds in, the minerals displayed are realgar (As2S4) and orpiment (As2S3), both arsenic sulfides. You can read the label on the realgar. The orpiment is a little tougher, since it's upside down. (I recognized them watching the video.)
October 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
From 33 to 39 seconds in, the minerals displayed are realgar (As2S4) and orpiment (As2S3), both arsenic sulfides. You can read the label on the realgar. The orpiment is a little tougher, since it's upside down. (I recognized them watching the video.)
Just sayin’
1. Arsenite is a group of minerals that have oxygen and arsenic like realgar & orpiment.
2. Arsenolite is a super-soft mineral that makes ridiculously tiny octahedrals.
3. Asagiite (with a double-i) is a rare lil weirdo of a mineral named for its teal-blue colour.
1. Arsenite is a group of minerals that have oxygen and arsenic like realgar & orpiment.
2. Arsenolite is a super-soft mineral that makes ridiculously tiny octahedrals.
3. Asagiite (with a double-i) is a rare lil weirdo of a mineral named for its teal-blue colour.
October 28, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Just sayin’
1. Arsenite is a group of minerals that have oxygen and arsenic like realgar & orpiment.
2. Arsenolite is a super-soft mineral that makes ridiculously tiny octahedrals.
3. Asagiite (with a double-i) is a rare lil weirdo of a mineral named for its teal-blue colour.
1. Arsenite is a group of minerals that have oxygen and arsenic like realgar & orpiment.
2. Arsenolite is a super-soft mineral that makes ridiculously tiny octahedrals.
3. Asagiite (with a double-i) is a rare lil weirdo of a mineral named for its teal-blue colour.
Despite their delicious candy appearance, the arsenic (or hydrous metals) put all of these firmly on the Do Not Lick list.
1. Arsenites red realgar (📷 Domenico Preite) & orange orpiment (📷 Dominik Schläfli)
2. Clear-white arsenolite (📷 Chris Emproto)
3. Teal asagiite (📷 Chris Emproto again)
1. Arsenites red realgar (📷 Domenico Preite) & orange orpiment (📷 Dominik Schläfli)
2. Clear-white arsenolite (📷 Chris Emproto)
3. Teal asagiite (📷 Chris Emproto again)
October 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Despite their delicious candy appearance, the arsenic (or hydrous metals) put all of these firmly on the Do Not Lick list.
1. Arsenites red realgar (📷 Domenico Preite) & orange orpiment (📷 Dominik Schläfli)
2. Clear-white arsenolite (📷 Chris Emproto)
3. Teal asagiite (📷 Chris Emproto again)
1. Arsenites red realgar (📷 Domenico Preite) & orange orpiment (📷 Dominik Schläfli)
2. Clear-white arsenolite (📷 Chris Emproto)
3. Teal asagiite (📷 Chris Emproto again)
It’s #TeamPoison for this #MineralMonday with a beautiful specimen of orpiment and realgar.
[In France, far-right militiamen have colluded with the police to beat up protesters in around ten towns]
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
[In France, far-right militiamen have colluded with the police to beat up protesters in around ten towns]
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
October 26, 2026 at 5:51 AM
It’s #TeamPoison for this #MineralMonday with a beautiful specimen of orpiment and realgar.
[In France, far-right militiamen have colluded with the police to beat up protesters in around ten towns]
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
[In France, far-right militiamen have colluded with the police to beat up protesters in around ten towns]
#mineral #crystal #macrophotography #focusstacking
Orpiment and realgar together is such a stunning combo — that arsenic sulfide duo produces some of the most vivid yellows and reds in the mineral kingdom. The way realgar slowly alters to pararealgar in UV light is wild chemistry too!
October 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Orpiment and realgar together is such a stunning combo — that arsenic sulfide duo produces some of the most vivid yellows and reds in the mineral kingdom. The way realgar slowly alters to pararealgar in UV light is wild chemistry too!
someone must know a place to get good orpiment at the low low price of two thrinety nine
October 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM
someone must know a place to get good orpiment at the low low price of two thrinety nine
So my argument would be instead that maybe things like Orpiment and Blue WERE expensive—everything is expensive compared to ochre and charcoal, but maybe they were less expensive and easier to get in certain places and times, like Beni Hassan in the 22nd Dynasty or Hiba in the 25th.
October 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
So my argument would be instead that maybe things like Orpiment and Blue WERE expensive—everything is expensive compared to ochre and charcoal, but maybe they were less expensive and easier to get in certain places and times, like Beni Hassan in the 22nd Dynasty or Hiba in the 25th.
And maybe we should be more careful when applying Ramesside Deir el Medina to stuff that happened hundreds of years later. Lastly, a coffin from Akhmim probably covered in Orpiment. Yeah. Eat it, Thebes. These bumpkins have bling AND good artists.
October 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
And maybe we should be more careful when applying Ramesside Deir el Medina to stuff that happened hundreds of years later. Lastly, a coffin from Akhmim probably covered in Orpiment. Yeah. Eat it, Thebes. These bumpkins have bling AND good artists.
Reading the Wikipedia about orpiment and there's a bit about bookends being recalled in 2022 for containing orpiment. I assumed that someone had maybe incorrectly sourced a dye or something.
I was not prepared
I was not prepared
October 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Reading the Wikipedia about orpiment and there's a bit about bookends being recalled in 2022 for containing orpiment. I assumed that someone had maybe incorrectly sourced a dye or something.
I was not prepared
I was not prepared
that's just whole ass orpiment glued on there
October 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
that's just whole ass orpiment glued on there
October 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
hiddenite, Kunzite, Danburite, bumble bee Jasper, Aqua Aura, Dumortierite, Pietersite, Labradorite, Petalite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Gold, Sunset aura quartz, Vortex Healing Crystal, Orpiment, Tibetan Citrine, COPAL, Yellow Sapphire, Lion Skin stone, Actinolite in Quartz, also know as Dream Quartz,
October 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
hiddenite, Kunzite, Danburite, bumble bee Jasper, Aqua Aura, Dumortierite, Pietersite, Labradorite, Petalite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Gold, Sunset aura quartz, Vortex Healing Crystal, Orpiment, Tibetan Citrine, COPAL, Yellow Sapphire, Lion Skin stone, Actinolite in Quartz, also know as Dream Quartz,
Procyon, an Artificer DJ & musician. Orpiment blood type, but disguises and passes as Fulvous
also 🦝
[ #ocart #ocs #originalcharacter #alienart #scifiart #originalspecies ]
also 🦝
[ #ocart #ocs #originalcharacter #alienart #scifiart #originalspecies ]
October 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Procyon, an Artificer DJ & musician. Orpiment blood type, but disguises and passes as Fulvous
also 🦝
[ #ocart #ocs #originalcharacter #alienart #scifiart #originalspecies ]
also 🦝
[ #ocart #ocs #originalcharacter #alienart #scifiart #originalspecies ]
Can't forget the arsenic, usually through orpiment or realgar
September 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Can't forget the arsenic, usually through orpiment or realgar
Though Rembrandt was one of the most accomplished etching artists of all time & a great experimentalist where it came to artist materials, he made copperplate etchings (not zinc).
Is that a vote for Cuprite over Sphalerite? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m still salty about the defeat of Orpiment. #MinCup26
Is that a vote for Cuprite over Sphalerite? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m still salty about the defeat of Orpiment. #MinCup26
10 things to know about Rembrandt's etchings
www.rijksmuseum.nl
September 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Though Rembrandt was one of the most accomplished etching artists of all time & a great experimentalist where it came to artist materials, he made copperplate etchings (not zinc).
Is that a vote for Cuprite over Sphalerite? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m still salty about the defeat of Orpiment. #MinCup26
Is that a vote for Cuprite over Sphalerite? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m still salty about the defeat of Orpiment. #MinCup26
But I am still mad about Orpiment. Looking at you Cuprite.
September 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM
But I am still mad about Orpiment. Looking at you Cuprite.
Andalusite & quartz are my 2 faves to win with both orpiment and calcite already eliminated. I have every reason to vote for her & none to vote for cuprite! 😤
September 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Andalusite & quartz are my 2 faves to win with both orpiment and calcite already eliminated. I have every reason to vote for her & none to vote for cuprite! 😤
(Kan ikke _tro_ at det internasjonale samfunnet valgte bort de arsen-metta djuphavsormene jeg aldri hadde hørt om før. Helsike så kule!)
#Orpiment
#Orpiment
September 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
(Kan ikke _tro_ at det internasjonale samfunnet valgte bort de arsen-metta djuphavsormene jeg aldri hadde hørt om før. Helsike så kule!)
#Orpiment
#Orpiment