Claudetite

claudetite
General
Category	Oxide minerals
Chemical formula	As2 O3
Strunz classification	04.CB.45
Identification
Molar mass	197.841
Color	Colorless to white
Crystal system	monoclinic, P21/n
Mohs scale hardness	2.15
Specific gravity	4.14 - 4.15
References	[1][2][3]

Claudetite is an arsenic mineral chemical formula As₂O₃.It is named for the french chemist, F. Claudet. Claudetite is formed as an oxidation product of arsenic sulfides and is colorless or white. It can be associated with arsenolite (the cubic form of As₂O₃) as well as realgar(As₄S₄), orpiment (As₂S₃) and sulfur.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/claudetite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
2. ^ http://webmineral.com/data/Claudetite.shtml Webmineral
3. ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-1060.html Mindat

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