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.

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SpeciesArsenopyrite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions6.0 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm

Added on10/24/2024

LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine

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Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Crystal Classics	Not disclosed

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