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Arsenopyrite with Quartz Siderite and Muscovite

$750.00

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Wow! This super-cute Arsenopyrite with Quartz certainly jumps out at me as a real eye-catcher, a specimen offering something just that little bit different. From the Yaogangxian mine in Hunan Province, China, this operating mine works a tin-tungsten deposit in the contact aureole of a Mesozoic granite pluton. Juxtaposed against each other, a 3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm double terminated silver Arsenopyrite crystal and a 2.7 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm perfectly terminated Quartz crystal form a superb pair, around which a small cluster of Muscovite Mica and pale tan Siderite crystals reside. A choice Arsenopyrite complemented by Quartz, Siderite and Muscovite from the Yaogangxian mine.

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Species
Arsenopyrite, Siderite, MuscoviteAbout Arsenopyrite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
China, Hunan, Yaogangxian MineRegional guide →
SKUCC19472

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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.