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Arsenopyrite

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Arsenopyrite

Steven Phillips collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.87 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with hundreds of small arsenopyrite crystals in singles and small groups on matrix. Rare here!

This specimen is from the Steven Phillips collection of Franklin District micromounts and rarities curated by Vandall King, and features specimens from a multitude of well-known collectors of the locality including Alice Kraissl, Russ DeRoo, Dave Cook, Van King and others. Many of these samples may be featured in photos in the upcoming three volume series of books being compiled by Vandall King.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

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