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Arsenopyrite In Siderite

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Arsenopyrite In Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves County, Košice Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 4.2 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Sharp silver-white arsenopyrite crystals in a matrix of cream siderite and white baryte and quartz. Crystals reach 15 mm and groups up to 20 mm. Uncommon locality.

Acquired in 1978, it is an Ex. Gerard Vogel specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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