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Arsenopyrite Fluorite & Quartz

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Arsenopyrite Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7.6 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
425.00gr
Description

Heavy aggregate of arsenopyrite crystals with curved faces showing stepped growth, intense metallic lustre and good terminations. The group is associated to cubic purple-blue fluorite that is fluorescent, and translucent quartz crystals.

Acquired in 2006. Ex Bob Janssens #2125.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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