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Formula: Rh2As
Arsenide of rhodium
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 11.32 calculated
Hardness: 4 to 5
Colour: Brown
Environments
Localities
At the type locality, the Srebrnica River, Veluće, Trstenik, Rasina District, Central Serbia, Serbia, rhodarsenide
occurs as irregular inclusions in placer platinum deposits derived from
chromites in an ophiolite
complex. Associated minerals include irarsite,
hollingworthite and chromite
(Mindat).
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