pharmacosiderite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “poison (i.e. arsenic)”) + σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

pharmacosiderite (plural pharmacosiderites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated basic ferric arsenate, consisting of the elements arsenic, iron, hydrogen, potassium, sodium and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Pharmacosiderite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “pharmacosiderite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.