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Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

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Lengenbach Quarry, Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
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Formula:
AsS
 
3
 (approximately)
System:AmorphousColour:Orange to honey-yellow


See also: Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 2 and Jeromite.

Originally reported from Lengenbach Quarry, Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland.

Classification of Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

IMA status:Not Approved
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Physical Properties of Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

Colour:Orange to honey-yellow

Crystallography of Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

Crystal System:Amorphous

Chemical Properties of Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

Formula:
AsS
 
3
 (approximately)
All elements listed in formula:As, S

Other Names for Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

Other Languages:
German:Arsensulfidglas

Other Information

Thermal Behaviour:Melting point: 250-260 °C
Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Arsenic Sulphide Glass No. 1

Reference List:

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Hofmann, B. A., Graeser, S., Imhof, T., Sicher, V. and Stalder, H. A. (1993): Mineralogie der Grube Lengenbach, Binntal VS. Jb. Naturhist. Mus. Bern 11, pp. 90.

Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), pp. 579 (in German).

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