Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Cabalzarite is a rare arsenate mineral with formula: (Ca(MgAlFe3+)2[AsO4]2·2(H2OOH). It is a member of the tsumcorite group. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and typically occurs as clusters of crystals or granular aggregates.It was first described for samples from an abandoned manganese mine in Falotta Graubünden Switzerland and named for Swiss amateur mineralogist Walter Cabalzar. It was approved as a new mineral by the IMA in 1997.