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Fluorapatite with Arsenopyrite (1673)

Unknown Owner
Tabular lustrous translucent color zoned crystals of fluorapatite measuring to 3.6 cm in size on matrix with bright metallic crystals of arsenopyrite. This is in very good condition.

Product details

Species
Arsenopyrite, FluorapatiteAbout Arsenopyrite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Added on09/29/2025
Locality
Portugal, Panasqueira MinesRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
05/2026Unknown Owner$480.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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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 Panasqueira Mines, Portugal
Panasqueira is one of the great European mineral-specimen localities, and arsenopyrite is one of the minerals that gives the mine its unmistakable “look.” The best pieces show bright steel-silver to pale brassy, sharply striated crystals in sculptural clusters, often with the crisp, bladed, spear-like or cock’s-comb habit that makes Panasqueira arsenopyrite recognizable at a glance. Unlike many arsenopyrite localities that yield mostly massive ore or small embedded crystals, Panasqueira has produced free-standing clusters and dramatic combinations where metallic arsenopyrite is staged against milky to clear quartz, books of muscovite, pale to greenish fluorapatite, siderite, pyrite, cassiterite, chalcopyrite, wolframite-group minerals, and topaz.