Arsenopyrite | |
Chemical Formula |
FeAsS |
Species |
Sulfides |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Mohs Scale |
5-6 |
Specific Gravity |
5.9-6.2 |
Color |
Steel grey to silver white |
Streak |
Black |
Luster |
Metallic |
Diaphaneity |
Opaque |
Cleavage |
Distinct/GoodDistinct on ; in traces |
Fracture |
Irregular/Uneven |
Crystal Habit:Acicular, off-square prismatic, stubby; striated; also compact, granular, columnar | |
Geological Setting:High temperature gold-quartz or tin hydrothermal veins, pegmatites, contact metamorphic rocks, gneisses, schists. |