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Arsenic: Mineral information, data and localities.
Tin-white, tarnishing to dark grey or black.
Name of early origins from the Greek αρσενικόν ("arsenikon"), "masculine", alluding to its potent properties. The Oxford English Dictionary lists the first record of the word "arsenic" in a 1310 book concerning orpiment de iiij libris de orpiment venditis, of unknown authorship.
A metallic, steel-gray, brittle element. Oxidises slowly in air and is then covered with a thin crust of tiny arsenolite crystals.
Used in bronzing, pyrotechny, insecticides, and poisons, and as a doping agent in transistors. Gallium arsenide is used as a laser material to convert electricity directly into coherent light. Arsenic and its compounds are poisonous.
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 57.5%.
Granular, massive, concentric layered. Reticulated, reniform, stalagtitic, columnar, acicular. small rhombohedra.
Quartz 177 photos of Arsenic associated with Quartz on mindat.org.
Realgar 168 photos of Arsenic associated with Realgar on mindat.org.
Silver 116 photos of Arsenic associated with Silver on mindat.org.
Sphalerite 63 photos of Arsenic associated with Sphalerite on mindat.org.
Proustite 51 photos of Arsenic associated with Proustite on mindat.org.
Calcite 40 photos of Arsenic associated with Calcite on mindat.org.
Galena 35 photos of Arsenic associated with Galena on mindat.org.
Dyscrasite 28 photos of Arsenic associated with Dyscrasite on mindat.org.
Chalcopyrite 27 photos of Arsenic associated with Chalcopyrite on mindat.org.
Arsenolite 26 photos of Arsenic associated with Arsenolite on mindat.org.
Safety precautions: Wash hands after handling. Avoid generating and inhaling dust when handling, breaking, grinding or cutting. Never lick or ingest. Oral lethal dosis ld50 between 100 and 300mg/kg, so it is not much of a threat compared to some other arsenic compounds.
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The following Arsenic specimens are currently listed for sale on minfind.com.
ⓘ Admiral Hill Mine ?
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