Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite is an iron arsenic
sulfide (FeAsS). It is a hard (
Mohs 5.5-6) metallic, opaque, steel grey to silver white mineral with a relatively high
specific gravity of 6.1. When dissolved in
nitric acid, it releases elemental
sulfur. When arsenopyrite is heated, it becomes magnetic and gives off toxic fumes. With 46% arsenic content, arsenopyrite, along with
orpiment, is a principal
ore of arsenic. When deposits of arsenopyrite become exposed to the atmosphere, usually due to mining, the mineral will slowly oxidize, converting the arsenic into oxides that are more soluble in water, leading to
Acid mine drainage.
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arsenopyrite
Noun
1. a silver-white or gray ore of arsenic
(synonym) mispickel
(hypernym) mineral
(substance-meronym) arsenic, As, atomic number 33
Arsenopyrite
(n.)
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Arsenopyrite

General Information:

Chemical Formula:
FeAsS

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 162.83 gm)
Iron 34.30 %
FeArsenic 46.01 %
AsSulfur 19.69 %
S 
Empirical Formula:
Fe3+AsS

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1960

Name Origin:
Named after the minerals chemical composition.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[110] Distinct

Color:
tin white or light steel gray.

Density:
6.07

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Habits:
Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face., Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slende r Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:
5 - Apatite

Luminescence:
None.

Luster:
Metallic

Streak:
black
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ARSENOPYRITE
ARSENOPIRITE. MISPICKEL