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Arsenopyrite with Fluorite Chalcopyrite and Quartz

$6,500.00

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An aesthetic cabinet specimen displaying a central, well-formed metallic silvery-grey Arsenopyrite crystal measuring to 4.2 cm with two slightly concave faces. This is associated with lustrous metallic yellow intergrown Chalcopyrite crystals, both above and to the sides of the Arsenopyrite crystal. Below the Arsenopyrite is a cluster of cubic purple Fluorite with dark purple edges plus areas of creamy Dolomite and white Quartz crystals. A great combination specimen from the Yaogangxian mine in Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China.

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Species
Arsenopyrite, ChalcopyriteAbout Arsenopyrite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.6 x 8.0 x 4.0 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
China, Hunan, Yaogangxian MineRegional guide →
SKUCC11100

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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.