Meisiekind opened this issue on Mar 01, 2011 · 147 posts
TomDart posted Sat, 12 March 2011 at 7:16 PM
This rock with the reddish color spots is one of the various rocks lining our small driveway. From best I have been told, the red is realgar and I believe the yellowish stuff is orpiment. These minerals are like good friends and found together. Don't eat this rock! The stuff is a source of arsenic. Ancient folks used it for pigment, medicine, etc. This one was about 4 times longer but I accidentally drive over the edge and broke it.