Attikaite is a

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

calcium Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to it ...

aluminum Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...

arsenate mineral Arsenate minerals usually refer to the naturally occurring orthoarsenates, possessing the (AsO4)3− anion group and, more rarely, other arsenates with anions like AsO3(OH)2− (also written HAsO42−) (example: pharmacolite Ca(AsO3OH).2H2O) or ...

with the chemical formula CaCuAl(AsO)(OH)·2HO. It was named after

Attica Prefecture Attica Prefecture () was a prefecture of Greece, first established in 1833 and disestablished for the last time in 1987. The prefecture was coextensive with the present-day Attica region. History Attica Prefecture was first established in 1833 ...

, where it was first identified.Attikaite
on

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Attikaite data sheet

Attikaite
on the ''Handbook of Mineralogy'' {{mineral-stub Copper(II) minerals Calcium minerals Aluminium minerals Arsenate minerals Hydroxide minerals Dihydrate minerals Minerals described in 2006