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Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China

$300.00

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A fine large sharply formed double terminated lustrous metallic silver crystal of arsenopyrite, this with one smaller crystal attached on the backside. Complete all around, this is in good condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.The Yaogangxian Mine, situated in Yizhang County near Chenzhou in southeastern Hunan Province, China, was discovered and opened in 1914 and remains active today as a major tungsten and polymetallic producer. Geologically, the deposit is part of the Nanling nonferrous metallogenic belt and consists of extensive hydrothermal quartz veins emplaced within Mesozoic granitic intrusions and surrounding Paleozoic sedimentary strata. The complex ore system features rich concentrations of wolframite, scheelite, and sulfides, and it is globally renowned among mineral collectors for producing world-class specimens of fluorite, ferberite, and arsenopyrite.

Product details

SpeciesArsenopyrite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm
Listed on10/17/2026
LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine
SKU2063327
Current owner
WM
Weinrich MineralsFeatured
3,406 for sale·9 sold

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steel-gray, mirror-bright prismatic crystals; prized for sculptural form and heft, with top localities (Panasqueira, Dalnegorsk, Yaogangxian) in…
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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.
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