A mineral compound containing arsenic and oxygen, typically formed in arsenic-rich environments.
From arsenic combined with -ite, a suffix for minerals. The arsenic root comes from Old French arsenic via Arabic al-zarnikh.
Mineral names ending in -ite are like nature's name tags—geologists use this system so they can immediately recognize crystalline minerals based on their chemical composition, making field identification faster and more systematic.
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