How do I identify Alarsite?

Alarsite can be identified by its hardness of 5 - 5.5 on the Mohs scale, Colorless color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Alarsite?

Alarsite typically appears in Colorless, with pale tints of yellow, green, blue due to inclusions. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Alarsite?

Alarsite has a hardness of 5 - 5.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Alarsite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Alarsite?

Alarsite (AlAsO4) is an aluminium arsenate mineral with its name derived from its composition: aluminium and arsenate. It occurs as brittle subhedral grains which exhibit trigonal symmetry. It has a Mohs hardness of 5-5.5 and a specific gravity of 3.32. It is semitransparent, colorless with pale yellow tints and shows a vitreous luster. It is optically uniaxial (+) with refractive indices of nω = 1.596 and nε = 1.608. It was reported from fumaroles in the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Far Eastern Region, Russia. It occurs in association with fedotovite, klyuchevskite, lammerite, nabokoite, atlasovite, langbeinite, hematite and tenorite.

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