What is "claudetite"

n. A mineral composed of arsenic trioxide, chemical formula As₂O₃.

Claudetite is an arsenic oxide mineral with chemical formula AsO. Claudetite is formed as an oxidation product of arsenic sulfides and is colorless or white. It can be associated with arsenolite (the cubic form of AsO) as well as realgar (AsS), orpiment (AsS) and native sulfur.

It was first described in 1868 for an occurrence in the San Domingo mines, Algarve, Portugal. It was first described by and named for the French chemist Frederick Claudet.