Mineral resource of the month: Arsenic

George M. Bedinger

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Mineral resource of the month: Arsenic

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By: George M. Bedinger

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Abstract

Arsenic is a gray metal rarely encountered as a free element, but is widely distributed in minerals and ores that contain copper, iron and lead. Arsenic is often found in groundwater as a result of the natural weathering of rock and soil.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Mineral resource of the month: Arsenic
Series title	Earth
Volume	September 2014
Year Published	2014
Language	English
Publisher	AGI
Contributing office(s)	National Minerals Information Center
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