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General Arsenopyrite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: FeAsS
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 162.83 gm
   Iron     34.30 %  Fe
   Arsenic  46.01 %  As
   Sulfur   19.69 %  S
           ______ 
           100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe3+AsS
Help on Environment: Environment: High temperature veins. Found in igneous pegmatites and contact metamorphic rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847
Help on Locality: Locality: Most common arsenic-bearing mineral found world wide. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the minerals chemical composition.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Arsenical pyrite
  Bismuthian Arsenopyrite
  Cobaltian Arsenopyrite
  ICSD 62400
  Mispickel
  PDF 42-1320
 

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Arsenopyrite   Siderite

Comments: White, metallic arsenopyrite and tan siderite crystals.
Location: Panasqueira (2000, 3rd level), in the region of Beira Baixa, Portugal. Scale: 11 x 7 cm.
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Arsenopyrite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.0105:1:1.0193
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.74, b = 5.68, c = 5.79, Z = 4; beta = 112.17° V = 174.82 Den(Calc)= 6.19
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.662(1), 2.677(1), 2.418(0.95),
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Morimoto N , Clark L A , American Mineralogist , 46 (1961) p.1448-1469, Arsenopyrite crystal-chemical relations, From Freiberg, Germany

 

Physical Properties of Arsenopyrite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [110] Distinct
Help on Color: Color: Tin white, Light steel gray.
Help on Density: Density: 6.07
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form.
Help on Habit: Habit: Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Help on Habit: Habit: Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5 - Apatite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: None.
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Magnetic after heating
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Optical Properties of Arsenopyrite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Strong, red-violet.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: White, faint yellow tint.
Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism: Weak, white with bluish tint to faint reddish yell.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Arsenopyrite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 400 nm   49.90   53.00 
   
 420 nm   49.20   53.00 
 440 nm   48.50   53.00 
 460 nm   48.30   53.00 
 480 nm   48.50   52.80 
 500 nm   48.90   52.70 
 520 nm   49.40   52.40 
 540 nm   49.70   52.00 
 560 nm   50.20   51.60 
 580 nm   50.50   51.30 
 600 nm   50.80   51.10 
 620 nm   51.00   50.80 
 640 nm   51.10   50.70 
 660 nm   51.10   50.60 
 680 nm   51.10   50.50 
 700 nm   51.00   50.50 
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Calculated Properties of Arsenopyrite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=5.70 gm/cc
note: rArsenopyrite =6.19 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00874
Boson Index = 0.99126
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEArsenopyrite = 44.13 barns/electron
U=PEArsenopyrite x relectron= 251.61 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Arsenopyrite is Not Radioactive
 

Arsenopyrite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.12.4.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2
  (2.12.4)Arsenopyrite Group (Monoclinic: P21/c (Pseudo-orthorhombic))
 
2.12.4.1 Arsenopyrite FeAsS P 21/c 2/m
 
2.12.4.2 Gudmundite FeSbS P 21/n 2/m
 
2.12.4.3 Osarsite (Os,Ru)AsS P 21/c 2/m
 
2.12.4.4 Ruarsite RuAsS P 21/c 2/m
 
2.12.4.5 Iridarsenite (Ir,Ru)As2 P 21/c 2/m
 
2.12.4.6 Clinosafflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As2 P 21/n 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/D.22-10 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold
  II/D.22 - Arsenopyrite series
 
II/D.22-10 Arsenopyrite FeAsS P 21/c 2/m
 
II/D.22-20 Glaucodot (Co,Fe)AsS C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/D.22-30 Gudmundite FeSbS P 21/n 2/m
 
II/D.22-40 Ruarsite RuAsS P 21/c 2/m
 
II/D.22-50 Osarsite (Os,Ru)AsS P 21/c 2/m
 
II/D.22-60 Alloclasite (Co,Fe)AsS P 22121 2 2 2
 

Other Arsenopyrite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Sinkankas66) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Arsenopyrite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
5 - Athena
6 - EUROmin Project
7 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
8 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
9 - Franklin Minerals(Palache)
10 - Google Images
11 - Google Scholar
12 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
13 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
14 - HyperPhysics
15 - MinDAT
16 - MinMax(Deutsch)
17 - MinMax(English)
18 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
19 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
20 - Philatelic Mineralogy
21 - QUT Mineral Atlas
22 - Ruff.Info
23 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
24 - WWW-MINCRYST
25 - theimage

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Arsenopyrite

FeAsS
Dana No: 2.12.4.1 Strunz No: II/D.22-10
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