Arsenopyrite (Var: Danaite)
Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Elongated Arsenopyrite crystals, formerly known as the now discredited species Danaite from this locale, are quite uncommon, and this particular crystal is an exceptional example right out of the old 1800's crystal textbooks. With the elongated axis, this single, lustrous crystal is doubly-terminated, with a chisel-point at each end. The Danaite, ...
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