Where it forms, where it's found
2recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Physical
- Colour
- Blue · blue-green
Optical
- Optical type
- Biaxial
- Pleochroism
- Strong
Blue and nearly colourless parallel to the horizontal axes.
- Dispersion
- r > v strong
Crystallography
- Morphology
Druses of minute prismatic crystals with (110), (010), (001), and small modifying faces of (111) and (021).
- Comment
Not determined
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Arzruniet
- Arzrunitt
In other languages
- German
- Arzrunit
- Italian
- Arzrunite
- Russian
- Арцрунит
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.7.DF.60
- 7SulfatesClass
- 7.DSulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2ODivision
- 7.DFWith large and medium-sized cationsGroup
- 7.DF.60ArzruniteSpecies
Dana
8th ed.12.01.08.01
- 12Compound HalidesClass
- 12.01MiscellaneousType
- 12.01.08— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 12.01.08.01ArzruniteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1899Arzruni, A.; Thaddéeff, K. (1899) Neue Minerale aus Chile, ein neues Vorkommen von Utahit und ein neues Wismuthcarbonat von Schneeberg. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 31 (1-6). 229-247 doi:10.1524/zkri.1899.31.1.229 DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1899.31.1.229
- 1951Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Arzrunite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/arzrunite-381},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}