pharmacolite

American

[fahr-mak-uh-lahyt, fahr-muh-kuh-] / fɑrˈmæk əˌlaɪt, ˈfɑr mə kə- /

noun

hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.

Etymology

Origin of pharmacolite

1795–1805; pharmaco- + -lite; modeled on German Pharmakolith

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The mineral brushite, CaHPO4�2H2O, which is isomorphous with the acid arsenate pharmacolite, CaHAsO4�2H2O, is an acid phosphate, and assumes monoclinic forms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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