Algodonite
（重定向自Whitneyite）
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![Mohawkite nugget, a mixture of domeykite, algodonite and copper](/Images/godic/202502/21/Mohawkite0200.jpg")
Algodonite is a copper arsenide mineral with formula: Cu6As. It is a gray white metallic mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal system. It has a Mohs hardness of 4 and a specific gravity of 8.38 - 8.72.
It was first described in 1857 from the Algodones silver mine, Coquimbo, Chile.