Arsenopyrite

Sixling twin
Origin: Double Rainbow mine, Galena, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Julcani mine, Huancavelica Dept., Peru
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Cyclic twin
Origin: Alexander mine, Madoc, Ontario, Canada
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 
  
Arsenopyrite pseudomorph after pyrrhotite
Origin: Double Rainbow mine, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
Sample size: 10 x 4 x 2 cm
 
  
Arsenopyrite pseudomorph after pyrrhotite, with siderite, pyrite and sphalerite
Origin: Double Rainbow mine, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
Sample size: about 10 x 9 cm
 
  
Arsenopyrite with marcasite and muscovite
Origin: Yao Gan Xian, Hunan Prov., China
Sample size: 8 x 5.5 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Huanzala Mine, Huanaco Dept, Peru
ex. Dan Belsher Collection
Sample size: 6.2 x 3.5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Arsenopyrite with calcite, sphalerite and pyrite
Origin: Huanzala mine, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru
Sample size: 13 x 20 x 6 cm matrix
 
  
Origin: Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Don Belsher collection
Sample size: 6.3 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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