weilite

Also known as IMA1963-006

Weilite (CaHAsO4) is a rare arsenate mineral. It is a translucent white triclinic mineral with a waxy luster.

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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 8.AD.10
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 8.AD.10
Commons category: Weilite
IMA Mineral Symbol: Wei
chemical formula: Ca(AsO₃OH)
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VII/A.09

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Weilite (CaHAsO4) is a rare arsenate mineral. It is a translucent white triclinic mineral with a waxy luster.

It was first described in 1963 for occurrences in Gabe Gottes Mine, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France; Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; and the Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. It is named after French mineralogist René Weil of the University of Strasbourg. It occurs in the oxidized zone of arsenic-bearing hydrothermal veins. It occurs as an alteration product of pharmacolite and haidingerite.