Arsenopyrite and Fluorite

Item Description

Adorable and desirable miniature combination from modern finds at the famous Yaogangxian Mine of China. A nifty intergrown cluster of gemmy and lustrous, purple fluorite cubes with subtle interior phantoms is aesthetically perched atop a sculptural cluster of intergrown, sharp, arsenopyrite prisms, to 3.1 cm, with brilliant silver-metallic luster. Scattered, jagged, sharp, cogwheel-like edges are typical and enhancing highlights to these crystals. And the scattered patches to tiny muscovite plates and quartz crystals are typical accessories. Purple LW UV fluorite fluorescence. See the 2011 Mineralogical Record article in China-III Special Issue, Vol. 42, No. 6. Fluorite and arsenopyrite are two of the signature species from the noted locale and this is a really cute combination.