Mineral resource of the month: arsenic
Geotimes
By: William E. Brooks
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Abstract
Arsenic has a long and varied history: Although it was not isolated as an element until the 13th century, it was known to the ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Greeks in compound form in the minerals arsenopyrite, realgar and orpiment. In the 1400s, “Scheele’s Green” was first used as an arsenic pigment in wallpaper, and leached arsenic from wallpaper may have contributed to Napoleon’s death in 1821. The 1940s play and later movie, Arsenic and Old Lace, dramatizes the metal’s more sinister role. Arsenic continues to be an important mineral commodity with many modern applications.
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Brooks, W.E., 2008, Mineral resource of the month: arsenic: Geotimes, v. 2008, no. January, HTML Document.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mineral resource of the month: arsenic |
| Series title | Geotimes |
| Volume | 2008 |
| Issue | January |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGI |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geotimes |