mineral general info

Arsenopyrite

2-3 mm sized goldbearing arsenopyrite crystals in Proterozoic graphite-schist

Origin: Ashanti Gold Mine, Obuasi, Ghana

Sample size: 3.5 x 5 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Diederik Visser

Origin: Princess Mine, Moina, Tasmania, Australia

Sample size: Largest crystal is 1.5 mm across

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania, Australia

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

Photo courtesy of:

Steve Sorrell

Arsenopyrite with quartz

Origin: Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China

Sample size: 8.8 x 7.9 x 6.6 cm (top/2nd row), 5.9 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm (3rd row), 19.8 x 15.4 x 4.7 cm (4th/bottom row)

Arsenopyrite with fluorite

Origin: Kappusan, Kankyonando, Korea

Ex. Violet Dawson collection

Sample size: 4.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico

Ex. Willard Perkin collection

Sample size: 13 mm wide

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich