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Arsenopyrite
- Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
- Cabinet, 10.4 x 8.9 x 6.8 cm
- Start Time: 04/23/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/30/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A superbly crystallized and EXCELLENT, 3-dimensional CABINET specimen of nearly solid, lustrous, battleship-gray arsenopyrite crystals. The complex, stepped-growth face crystals reach a huge 8.0 cm on this piece! Overall, the arsenopyrites are in very good condition. There is some contacting, with embedded matrix, but it does not detract. This is a major arsenopyrite specimen and displays well, as you can see. This showy piece is from the famous Yaogangxian Mine of China. Valued $750