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Ilvaite, Arsenopyrite

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Ilvaite with arsenopyrite, 14 cm, from the Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Eddie Rivera photo.

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Species
Ilvaite, ArsenopyriteAbout Ilvaite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions14.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
China, Inner Mongolia, Huanggang MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 379

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Mineral guide
Learn about Ilvaite
black sorosilicate with sharp, glossy prisms and metallic sheen; forms in iron-rich skarns with quartz and calcite; Elba, Dalnegorsk.
Ilvaite
Regional guide
Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
jet-black prismatic crystals from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, a modern, major skarn source; dramatic contrast with quartz and up to 20 cm.