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Brassite

brassite

Mg(AsO3OH)·4H2O

Brassite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Brassite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Brassite is a rare arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Mg(AsO3OH)·4(H2O). It was named brassite, in 1973, to honor French chemist Réjane Brasse, who first synthesized the compound. The type locality for brassite is Jáchymov of the Czech Republic. It occurs as an alteration of magnesium carbonate minerals by arsenic bearing solutions. It occurs associated with pharmacolite, picropharmacolite, weilite, haidingerite, rauenthalite, native arsenic, realgar and dolomite.

Scientific references

  1. Brassite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3643889 Link
  2. Brassite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassite Link