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arseniosiderite

arseniosiderite

[är¦sēn·ē·ō′sid·ə‚rīt]
(mineralogy)
Ca3Fe4(AsO4)4(OH)4· 4H2O A yellowish-brown mineral consisting of a basic iron calcium arsenate and occurring as concretions.
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These include arseniosiderite, bromargyrite, cabalzarite, chalcophyllite, clinoclase, clinotyrolite, cobaltkoritnigite, cornubite, fornacite, geminite, litharge, mottramite, nickellotharmeyerite, novacekite, parnauite, powellite, uvarovite, walentaite, wulfenite, yukonite and zalesiite.
Arseniosiderite [Ca.sub.2][Fe.sub.3.sup.3+](As[O.sub.4])[.sub.3][O.sub.3] x 3[H.sub.2]O
Arseniosiderite [Ca.sub.2][Fe.sup.3+.sub.3] [(As[O.sub.4],P[O.sub.4]).sub.3][O.sub.2]*3[H.sub.2]O
Arseniosiderite appears as brown to golden yellow platy crystals forming the matrix for chlorargyrite and several arsenates.
Associated minerals are: pharmacosiderite, olivenite, conichalcite, jarosite, arseniosiderite, scorodite, malachite, azurite, chlorargyrite, mixite and lavendulan.
Associated minerals on other samples are: Co- and Ni-bearing mawbyite, cobaltlotharmeyerite, galena, arseniosiderite and plumbogummite.
Associated minerals on other samples are: lukrahnite, Ni- and Co-bearing ferrilotharmeyerite, mawbyite, arseniosiderite, zeunerite and barium-pharmacosiderite.
Arseniosiderite [Ca.sub.2][[Fe.sup.3+].sub.3][([AsO.sub.4]).sub.3][O.sub.2]*3[H.sub.2 ]O
Arseniosiderite has recently been found at the Gambatesa mine in fractures in chert, as yellow to brown rosettes up to 2 mm, associated with clinoclase.
Associated minerals are: quartz, sursassite, adularia, kutnohorite, tilasite, grischunite, arseniosiderite, tripuhyite, rancieite-takenalite and arsenogoyazite.
Occurrence: At the type locality, the mineral occurs on quartz and associated minerals are: Ba-bearing alumopharmacosiderite, barium-pharmacosiderite, arseniosiderite, zeunerite, olivenite, rooseveltite, Co-bearing mawbyite, Co-dominant tsumcorite, waylandite and scorodite.
umohoite, zellerite, rabejacite and phosphuranylite); and Padern/Montgaillard (theisite and arseniosiderite).
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