Native arsenic: arsnico nativo

Known since antiquity, arsenic is widely distributed in nature,

although it is unusual in native form.
Conocido desde la antigedad, el arsnico est ampliamente distribuido
en la naturaleza, aunque es inusual en su forma nativa.
It is classified as a semimetal, because it possesses some properties of
metals and some of nonmetals.
Est clasificado como un semimetal, porque posee algunas propiedades de
metales y algunas de elementos no metlicos.

Crystals are rare, but when found they are rhombohedral. Arsenic
usually occurs in massive,
Los cristales son raros, pero cuando descubiertos, son rombodricos. El
arsnico se presenta en masivo,
botryoidal to reniform, or stalactitic habits, often with concentric layers.
On fresh surfaces, arsenic is tin-white, but it quickly tarnishes to dark
gray.
botroidal a reniforme o habito de estalactitas, comnmente con capas
concntricas. En superficies frescas, arsnico es estao blanco, pero se
torna rpidamente a gris oscuro.
Native arsenic is found in hydrothermal veins, often associated with
antimony (p.41), silver (p.43), cobalt, and nickel-bearing minerals.
Arsnico nativo se encuentra en venas hidrotermales, a menudo
asociados con antimonio (p.41 ), plata ( p.43 ) , cobalto, nquel y
minerales portadores .
It is highly poisonous, although it is used in some medicines to treat
infections. Arsenic-based compounds can be used in alloys to increase
high-temperature strength and as a herbicide and pesticide.
Es altamente venenoso, aunque se usa en algunos medicamentos para
tratar infecciones. Compuestos a base de arsnico se pueden utilizar en
aleaciones para aumentar la resistencia a alta temperatura y como un
herbicida y pesticida.

Crystal System: Hexagonal

Color: Tin-white. Oxidizes dark gray to black. May also be banded with
white lines.
Streak: Black
Hardness: 3.5-4
Cleavage: