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Arsenopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Highly lustrous arsenopyrite crystals or crystal aggregates, crystalized all around, from the Kipushi Mine, an uncommon locality for this species in collections. The size is quite good considering what was found in this locality. They range from 7 to 15 mm in size. Historical pieces from Kipushi such as these are hard to find available.

Ex. Achiel Moors, a Belgian colonist in the D.R.Congo from 1957 to 1972.

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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