Atelestite

Atelestite
Atelestite
	Atelestite crystals
General
Category	Minerals
Formula	Bi2(AsO4)O(OH)
IMA symbol	Ale
Identification
Color	Sulphur-yellow to yellowish-green, wax-yellow, yellow-brown
Cleavage	{001}, indistinct
Mohs scale hardness	4.5-5
Luster	Adamantine, Resinous
Specific gravity	7.14

Last updated February 01, 2026

Atelestite is an arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Bi₂(AsO₄)O(OH). Its type locality is Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.^[1]

References

↑ Atelestite Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org

External links

Atelestite data sheet
Atelestite Archived 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine on the Handbook of Mineralogy

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[1] Atelestite Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org

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