Arthurite Another rare one!

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Arthurite




It is useful in the treatment of infectious disorders and to enhance fertility. It has been used in the treatment of vertigo, acrophobia and ambulatory dysfunctions.






Arthurite is a mixture of divalent copper and iron ions in combination with trivalent arsenatephosphate and sulfate ions with hydrogen and oxygen.[1]Initially discovered by Sir Arthur Russell in 1954 at Hingston Down Consols mine in Calstock, Cornwall, England,[2] arthurite is formed as a resultant mineral in the oxidation region of some copper deposits by the variation of enargite or arsenopyrite.[1] The chemical formula of Arthurite isCuFe23+(AsO4,PO4,SO4)2(O,OH)2•4H2O.[3]







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