Arsenic. This metalloid chemical element occurs naturally in many minerals and also in the native state, as seen here. This specimen has taken on a bo

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Arsenic. This metalloid chemical element occurs naturally in many minerals and also in the native state, as seen here. This specimen has taken on a botryoidal (grape-like) form. This specimen was found in the Wolfgang Maassen quarry, near Schneeberg, Germany, and measures 70mm across.

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