| Name: | Arsenolite Aso |
| IMA Chemistry: | As2O3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Arsenolite contains elements: Arsenic (As) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1854 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | The mineral was known before this publication, but under other names like arsenite, a general name for salts of arsenous acid: Dana J D (1854) II. Oxyds of elements of the arsenic group. I. Oxyds of arsenic, antimony, etc. Arsenolite, in A System of Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries, Fourth Edition, Volume II, George P. Putnam & Co. (New York and London) 139-140 |
| Structural Group Name: | Arsenolite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 1.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.87 |
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