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Arsenopyrite

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Arsenopyrite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.6 × 2.7 cm
Description

Massive single crystal of metallically lustrous arsenopyrite from China. The crystal shows a nice framework due to dozens of small crystals that grow at one main face of the crystal. It is also accompanied with several calcite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

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