Listing description
What is Arsenopyrite?
Arsenopyrite is an iron arsenic sulfide. It is the most common arsenic mineral
and the primary ore of arsenic metal.
Detailed description
Arsenopyrite is most often found as a
hydrothermal vein mineral and sometimes as a mineral of contact metamorphism.
It is sometimes referred to in old texts as "mispickel".
Physical
Properties of Arsenopyrite
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Chemical Classification
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sulfide
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Color
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silver white to steel gray
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Streak
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dark grayish black
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Luster
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metallic
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Diaphaneity
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opaque
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Cleavage
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poor
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Mohs Hardness
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5.5 to 6
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Specific Gravity
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5.9 to 6.2
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Diagnostic Properties
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smells like garlic when crushed, crystal form
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Chemical Composition
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iron arsenic sulfide, FeAsS
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Crystal System
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monoclinic
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Uses
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poison, preservative, pigment
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PRICE
$9/KG OR$ 4.09/IB
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