Claudetite

Oxide mineral

Claudetite is an arsenic oxide mineral with chemical formula As2O3 product of arsenic sulfides and is colorless or white. It can be associated with arsenolite (the cubic form of As2O3) as well as realgar (As2S3) and native sulfur

It was first described in 1868 for an occurrence in the San Domingo mines, Algarve. It was first described by and named for the French chemist Frederick Claudet

Identification

Color of mineral

White

Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )

2.15

Density ( specific gravity )

1.87

1.92

2.01

Luster ( interacts light )

Vitreous

Pearly

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Monoclinic