Where Is Arsenopyrite Mined?

Well-formed crystals of arsenopyrite are most often found in pegmatites, marbles, and dolomites that have been altered by contact metamorphism. Significant amounts of arsenopyrite have been produced from deposits in Bolivia, China, England, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and Sweden.

Where is arsenopyrite found?

Arsenopyrite is found in high temperature hydrothermal veins, in pegmatites, and in areas of contact metamorphism or metasomatism.

When was arsenopyrite found?

Named in 1847 by Ernst Friedrich Glocker for its composition, a contraction of the antiquated term "arsenical pyrite." Arsenopyrite was known much before 1847 and arsenopyrite, as a name, may be taken as a simple translation of "arsenkies".