Arsenopyrite

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A classically styled arsenopyrite specimen, of a form and shape known from the 1990s production here at the classic and famous Yaogangxian Mine, in Hunan. It is a stacked tower of parallel crystals, complete and perfect. This shape and arrangement was what we first saw, back in the old days when they started coming out, and is rarely seen today.

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SpeciesArsenopyrite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions7.5 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm

Listed on10/23/2024

LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine

SKUCH22-29

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Mineral guide

Learn about Arsenopyrite

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

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.