Arsenopyrite
Formula | FeAsS |
Origin | Panasqueira Mine (Portugal) |
Description | |
Classification (Lapis) | Sulfides |
Crystal System | monoclinic |
Hardness | 5,5 – 6,0 |
Colour | silver-white to steel-gray; in polished section, white with faint yellow tint |
Streak | grey-black to black |
Luminescence | none observed |
Lustre | metallic |
Transparency (Opacity) | opaque |
Cleavage | distinct |
Fracture | uneven |
Magnetism | negative |
Geological Setting | of hydrothermal origin, typically one of the earliest minerals to form |
Specific Gravity | 6,18 g/cm3 |
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