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Arsenopyrite, Quartz

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Arsenopyrite with quartz, 10 cm, Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. Joe Budd photo.

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Species
Arsenopyrite, QuartzAbout Arsenopyrite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
China, Hunan, Yaogangxian MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 12

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Arsenopyrite
Mineral guide
Learn about Arsenopyrite
steel-gray, mirror-bright prismatic crystals; prized for sculptural form and heft, with top localities (Panasqueira, Dalnegorsk, Yaogangxian) in…
Arsenopyrite
Regional guide
Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian Mine, China
Yaogangxian arsenopyrite is one of the great modern examples of a species that collectors once tended to treat as an accessory. At this Hunan tungsten-tin mine, arsenopyrite can be the star: steel-gray to battleship-gray crystals in sharp prismatic wedges, flattened “diamond” forms, doubly terminated parallel groups, and chunky metallic plates that have the visual weight of ore and the geometry of display-quality crystallization. The best pieces are not merely “arsenopyrite present”; they show crisp, architectural crystals standing on quartz, muscovite, fluorite, or mixed sulfide matrix with enough contrast to read from across a cabinet.