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Arsenopyrite & Calcite

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Arsenopyrite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.8 × 3.6 cm
Description

Well developed and silvery crystals of Arsenopyrite with a high metallic sheen accompanied by also well defined, scalenohedral and partly doubly terminated Calcite. Both species are sharp edged and almost excellent terminated. The Calcite itself is highly lustrous and transparent. Only minor imperfection on this great, contrastful Mexican piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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