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Also known as mispickel

Arsenopyrite (IMA symbol: Apy) is an iron arsenic sulfide (FeAsS). It is a hard (Mohs 5.5–6) metallic, opaque, steel grey to silver white mineral with a relatively high relative density of 6.1.

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It sits within the topics Arsenic minerals, Iron minerals and Minerals in space group 14.

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Key facts

Mineral.name
Arsenopyrite
Mineral.category
Sulfide mineral
Mineral.image
Arsenopyrite-117874.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.formula
FeAsS
Mineral.strunz
2.EB.20
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/c
Mineral.unit cell
a = 5.744, b = 5.675 c = 5.785 [Å]; β = 112.3°; Z = 4
Mineral.colour
Steel grey to silver white
Mineral.habit
Acicular, off-square prismatic, stubby; striated; also compact, granular, columnar
Mineral.twinning
Common on {100} and {001}, contact/penetration twinning on {101}
Mineral.cleavage
110 (distinct)
Mineral.fracture
Subconchoidal to rough
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
5.5–6
Mineral.lustre
Metallic

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Wikidata facts

Named after
pyrite
Image
Arsenopyrite Tomeik.jpg
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Commons category
Arsenopyrite
chemical formula
FeAsS
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.EB.20
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.EB.20
streak color
black
IMA Mineral Symbol
Apy
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/C.09
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Crystallography
  • Related minerals
  • See also
  • References
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Arsenopyrite | category = Sulfide mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolour = | image = Arsenopyrite-117874.jpg | imagesize = 260px | alt = | caption = | formula = FeAsS | strunz = 2.EB.20 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/c | unit cell = a = 5.744, b = 5.675 c = 5.785 [Å]; β = 112.3°; Z = 4 | colour = Steel grey to silver white | habit = Acicular, off-square prismatic, stubby; striated; also compact, granular, columnar | twinning = Common on {100} and {001}, contact/penetration twinning on {101} | cleavage = 110 (distinct) | fracture = Subconchoidal to rough | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 5.5–6 | lustre = Metallic | refractive = | opticalprop = Anisotropism – strong red-violet | birefringence = | pleochroism = Weak, white or bluish tint, faint reddish yellow | streak = Black | gravity = 5.9–6.2 | melt = | fusibility = Yes | diagnostic = | solubility = Nitric acid | diaphaneity = Opaque | other = Garlic odour when struck, greenish tinge when weathered, green staining of wall rocks | references = }}

Arsenopyrite (IMA symbol: Apy) is an iron arsenic sulfide (FeAsS). It is a hard (Mohs 5.5–6) metallic, opaque, steel grey to silver white mineral with a relatively high relative density of 6.1.

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