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arsenopyrite
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- 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
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Apy
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/C.09
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Crystallography
- Related minerals
- See also
- References
- External links
{{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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