Atelestite
Appearance
Atelestite | |
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![]() Atelestite crystals | |
General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Bi2(AsO4)O(OH) |
IMA symbol | Ale |
Identification | |
Color | Sulphur-yellow to yellowish-green, wax-yellow, yellow-brown |
Cleavage | {001}, indistinct |
Mohs scale hardness | 4.5-5 |
Luster | Adamantine, Resinous |
Specific gravity | 7.14 |
Atelestite is an arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Bi2(AsO4)O(OH). Its type locality is Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Atelestite Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org
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External links
[edit]- Atelestite data sheet
- Atelestite on the Handbook of Mineralogy