4731 - Arsenopyrite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

4731

Mineral Name

Arsenopyrite

Chemical Formula

FeAsS

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Specimen Number
015

Probably arsenic-bearing pyrite

Pale brass 2-3 mm crystals in white calcite cleavage rhombs

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Sterling Mine
Original Attributed Locality
New Jersey
Sterling Hill
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands