Journal of Applied
Crystallography. 2(1969)p30-36.
Schiferl,D. Barrett,C.S.
Layman's explanation:
Since the early middle ages, arsenic was thought of as a cure-all medicine, but it is now well-known to be a poison, carcinogen, and mutagen and before organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides were developed for industrialized agriculture, arsenic-based pesticides were commonly used. Arsenic was discovered in 1250 CE by Albertus Magnus. Rhombohedra crystal formations of arsenic are rarely found in nature; it is usually a massive formation on cavern ceilings. Arsenic is a common byproduct produced as a trioxide when smelting ores of true metals. It is used in bronzing, pyrotechnics, and for hardening shot, bullets used in black powder rifles. Certain types of glass require arsenic to be manufactured, and in recent years its use in solid state electronics has increased.
Lab name:
Common molecules
Sample provider:
Obtained from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database
Reciprocal Net site software 0.9.1-50,
copyright (c) 2002-2009, The Trustees of Indiana University
Files and data presented via this software are property of their
respective owners.
Reciprocal Net is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation as part of
the National Science Digital Library project.
