Arsenopyrite - image 1
specimen video

Arsenopyrite

$2,750.00

VisaMastercardAmerican ExpressPayPalPayPal Pay In 4Discover·
  • Free shipping
  • Seller offers an extended return window of up to 30 days
  • USAShips from USA

T

The ArkenstoneFeatured
3,403 for sale·Member since 2026
The video says it all - this is simply one of the most colorful examples of the species that you will ever see. It comes from a SINGLE startling pocket that turned up in 2019, and from which we bought all the quality specimens that we could find. This was perhaps the best miniature of the lot, with sharp crystals arranged in a curving stack. It looks machined rather than grown, to be honest. Complete 360 all around, as it sits flat. The matrix is a mix of muscovite with minor apatite.

Product details

SpeciesArsenopyrite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.8 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm
Listed on12/02/2024
LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine
SKUCNF21-17

Learn more

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.