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Leiteite specimens for sale
11 for sale · $120–$7,500 USD
19 in the gallery
Leiteite is a zinc arsenate mineral that forms as relatively small, well-formed crystals. It typically exhibits a yellow to orange coloration and a vitreous to resinous lustre, with a prismatic to tabular habit that can display clean, gemmy faces in well-prepared specimens. Crystals are often found in association with other secondary arsenate minerals in oxidized zones of zinc-rich deposits.
- Formula
- ZnAs2O4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Stability
- Moderately Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Arsenite; Strunz 4.JA arsenites without additional anions
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- orthorhombic
- Mohs hardness
- 1.5–2
- Specific gravity
- 3–3.2
- Luster
- vitreous, pearly
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent
- Color
- colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- perfect
- Fracture
- uneven
- Crystal habit
- tabular, prismatic, massive
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Top localities
- Tsumeb8 specimens
About Leiteite
Notable specimens have come from Namibia, where arid conditions and specific oxidation processes have preserved delicate crystal forms. Collectors value leiteite for its bright color, crisp crystal display, and its rarity among zinc arsenates. Although not among the most common minerals in the zinc-arsenate family, leiteite attracts attention when small, lustrous grains or well-formed crystals are located, especially in classic secondary mineral localities. Its appeal lies in its combination of color, hardness for display, and the challenge of finding pristine, aesthetically pleasing crystals.
