Original description: unknown.
Type locality: Alabanda, Aydın Province, Turkey.
Type material: unknown.
Etymology: named in 1546 by Georgius Agricola for Alabanda in Turkey.
Distribution: widespread; some localities for fine crystals include: Australia: Northern Territory, Harts Range; Austria: Tirol, Zillertal; Brazil: Bahia, Pernambuco; Russia: Akhmatovsk deposit, near Zlatoust, Urals; Sweden: Falun; USA: New York, Warren Co., North Creek, Barton mine (
Anthony et al., 2001—2005).