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<blockquote data-quote="jethro" data-source="post: 100907" data-attributes="member: 1297"><p>Yer I think its arsenopyrite also.</p><p> Arsenopyrite gives off fumes smelling of garlic if struck or heated, hardness is 5.5-6 on the mohs scale which means it will scratch with difficulty with a good quality knife, colour is silvery white.</p><p> </p><p> Chalcopyrite is brass yellow sometimes with iridesence. hardness is 3.5 to 4 on the mohs scale. it should scratch easily with any old knife. It also colours a flame green.</p><p></p><p>have fun and wash your hands after playing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jethro, post: 100907, member: 1297"] Yer I think its arsenopyrite also. Arsenopyrite gives off fumes smelling of garlic if struck or heated, hardness is 5.5-6 on the mohs scale which means it will scratch with difficulty with a good quality knife, colour is silvery white. Chalcopyrite is brass yellow sometimes with iridesence. hardness is 3.5 to 4 on the mohs scale. it should scratch easily with any old knife. It also colours a flame green. have fun and wash your hands after playing. [/QUOTE]
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