Arsenolite

specimen number:
1801103

location:
Devon Great Consols, Tavistock, Devon, England, UK

description:
Crystallized arsenolite covering the top of a 5.0 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm matrix. Copper is the cause of the bluish color. This is from arsenic works. Arsenopyrite was roasted to drive off the arsenic oxides which were condensed on the flue walls from where it was collected and most of it was shipped to the US to spray on the cotton fields. Shipping weight: 0.05 pounds. Ex Ed Raines collection.

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