realgar

realgar
/ree al"geuhr, -gahr/, n.
arsenic disulfide, AS2S2, found in nature as an orange-red mineral and also produced artificially: used in pyrotechnics. Also called red orpiment.
[1350-1400; ME < ML realger Ar rahj al-ghar powder of the mine or cave]

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      an important ore of arsenic, a red or orange mineral containing both arsenic and sulfur. Typically it is a minor constituent of ore veins in association with orpiment (into which it disintegrates on long exposure to light). Realgar has been used by the Chinese for carvings, but these also deteriorate under light. It forms prismatic crystals of monoclinic symmetry. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table).

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