Description
You will receive one polished tumble stone. This beautiful tumble is composed of a combination of bright yellow and orange minerals (realgar/pararealgar/orpiment) with black or gray bands of Mn-rich calcite and framboidal pyrite.
This colorful and highly collectible material is found on the slope of an active volcano, Mount Ciremai, in West Jave, Indonesia. Its last confirmed eruption occurred in March 1951, and it still shows signs of seismic and fumarolic activity (vents or openings that emit steam and volcanic gases like sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide).
Location: Southern slope of Mount Ciremai, near Cikijing, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia
Size: approx 30 to 40 mm each. 20 to 35 grams each.
From Indonesia