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Arsenopyrite with Fluorite

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A superb specimen of excellently formed Arsenopyrite crystals with Muscovite from the Yaogangxian Mine, China. Fine bright metallic silvery well-formed wedge form crystals of Arsenopyrite measure to a good 4cm+, with a later development of yellowish crystalline-botryoidal Muscovite, and a single green-blue crystal of Fluorite. A fine Arsenopyrite from the mine.

Product details

SpeciesArsenopyrite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm
Added on10/24/2024
LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$1,200.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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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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