Arsenite mineral explained

Arsenite minerals are very rare oxygen-bearing arsenic minerals. Classical world localities where such minerals occur include the complex skarn manganese deposit at Långban (Sweden) and the polymetallic Tsumeb deposit (Namibia). The most often reported arsenite anion in minerals is the AsO₃³⁻ anion, present for example in reinerite Zn₃(AsO₃)₂. Unique diarsenite anions occur i. e. in leiteite Zn[As₂O₄] and paulmooreite Pb[As₂O₅]. More complex arsenites include schneiderhöhnite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃[As₅O₁₃] and ludlockite PbFe³⁺₄As₁₀O₂₂.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Nickel–Strunz classification -04- oxides

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses it to modify the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).

• Abbreviations:
  • "*" - IMA/CNMNC status: discredited.
  • "?" - IMA/CNMNC status: questionable/doubtful.
  • "REE" - Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
  • "PGE" - Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
  • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V^[5,6] Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
    • Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island)
    • Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
    • Cyclo: ring
    • Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος ''inos''], fibre)
    • Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, leaf)
    • Tekto: three-dimensional framework
• Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
  • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
  • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
  • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
  • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

Class: arsenites

• 04.H V^[5,6] Vanadates
  • • • 04.HB Uranyl Sorovanadates: 05 Carnotite, 05 Margaritasite; 10 Sengierite; 15 Fritzscheite, 15 Curienite, 15 Francevillite; 20 Metavanuralite, 20 Vanuralite; 25 Metatyuyamunite, 25 Tyuyamunite; 30 Strelkinite, 35 Uvanite, 40 Rauvite 04.HC [6]-Sorovanadates: 05 Magnesiopascoite, 05 Lasalite, 05 Pascoite; 10 Hummerite, 15 Sherwoodite
  • 04.HD Inovanadates: 05 Rossite, 10 Metarossite, 15 Munirite, 20 Metamunirite, 25 Dickthomssenite, 30 Ansermetite
  • 04.HE Phyllovanadates: 05 Melanovanadite, 10 Shcherbinaite; 15 Hewettite, 15 Metahewettite; 20 Bokite, 20 Bariandite, 20 Corvusite, 20 Fernandinite, 20 Straczekite; 25 Haggite, 30 Doloresite, 35 Duttonite, 40 Cavoite
  • 04.HF Tektovanadates: 05 Bannermanite
  • 04.HG Unclassified V oxides: 05 Fervanite, 10 Huemulite, 15 Vanalite, 20 Simplotite, 25 Vanoxite, 30 Navajoite, 35 Delrioite, 40 Metadelrioite, 45 Barnesite, 50 Hendersonite, 55 Grantsite, 60 Lenoblite, 65 Satpaevite
• 04.J Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites
  • • • 04.JA Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Leiteite, 10 Reinerite, 15 Karibibite; 20 Schafarzikite, 20 Trippkeite, 20 Kusachiite; 25 Apuanite, 30 Versiliaite, 35 Schneiderhohnite, 40 Zimbabweite; 45 Ludlockite, 45 Ludlockite-(Pb)*; 50 Paulmooreite, 55 Stibivanite, 60 Chadwickite 04.JB Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Fetiasite, 10 Manganarsite, 15 Magnussonite, 20 Armangite, 25 Nanlingite, 30 Asbecasite, 35 Stenhuggarite, 40 Trigonite, 45 Finnemanite, 50 Gebhardite; 55 Derbylite, 55 Graeserite, 55 Tomichite; 60 Hemloite, 65 Freedite, 70 Georgiadesite, 75 Ekatite
  • 04.JC Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Cafarsite, 10 Lazarenkoite, 15 Rouseite, 20 Vajdakite
  • 04.JD Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Nealite, 05 Nealite-(H₂O)*; 10 Seelite-1, 10 Seelite-2; 15 Tooeleite
  • 04.JE Sulfites: 05 Gravegliaite, 10 Hannebachite, 15 Orschallite, 20 Scotlandite
  • 04.JF Selenites without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Molybdomenite
  • 04.JG Selenites with additional anions, without H₂O: Prewittite; 05 Parageorgbokiite, 05 Georgbokiite; 10 Chloromenite, 15 Sofiite, 20 Ilinskite, 25 Francisite, 30 Derriksite, 35 Burnsite, 40 Allochalcoselite
  • 04.JH Selenites without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Chalcomenite; 10 Ahlfeldite, 10 Clinochalcomenite, 10 Cobaltomenite; 15 Mandarinoite, 20 Orlandiite, 25 Larisaite
  • 04.JJ Selenites with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Marthozite, 10 Guilleminite, 15 Piretite, 20 Demesmaekerite, 25 Haynesite
  • 04.JK Tellurites without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Walfordite, 05 Winstanleyite, 10 Spiroffite, 10 Zincospiroffite, 15 Balyakinite, 20 Rajite, 25 Carlfriesite, 30 Denningite, 35 Chekhovichite, 40 Smirnite, 45 Choloalite, 50 Fairbankite, 55 Plumbotellurite, 60 Magnolite, 65 Moctezumite, 70 Schmitterite, 75 Cliffordite
  • 04.JL Tellurites with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Rodalquilarite, 10 Mackayite, 15 Mroseite, 20 Pingguite, 25 Tlapallite, 30 Girdite
  • 04.JM Tellurites without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Keystoneite, 05 Kinichilite, 05 Zemannite, 10 Emmonsite, 15 Graemite, 20 Teineite
  • 04.JN Tellurites with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Sonoraite, 10 Poughite; 15 Cesbronite, 15 Cesbronite-x; 20 Eztlite, 25 Oboyerite, 30 Juabite
• 04.K Iodates
  • 04.KA Iodates without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Lautarite
  • 04.KB Iodates with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Salesite, 10 Schwartzembergite, 15 Seeligerite
  • 04.KC Iodates without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Bellingerite, 10 Bruggenite
  • 04.KD Iodates with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Dietzeite, 10 George-ericksenite
• 04.X Unclassified Strunz Oxides (Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
  • 04.XX Unknown: 00 Methane hydrate-I, 00 Methane hydrate-II, 00 Methane hydrate-H

References

• The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals . Stuart J. Mills . Frédéric Hatert . Ernest H. Nickel . Giovanni Ferraris . amp . Eur. J. Mineral. . 2009 . 1073–1080 . 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1994 . 21 . 2011-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217063745/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/Mills%20et%20al%202009%20Groups%20EJM%20October.pdf . 2011-02-17 . dead .
• Web site: IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names . IMA-CNMNC . Ernest H. Nickel . Monte C. Nichols . amp . March 2009 . 2011-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090320163443/http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ima-cnmnc/IMA2009-01%20UPDATE%20160309.pdf . 2009-03-20 . dead .
• Web site: Nickel–Strunz (Version 10) Classification System . webmineral.com . Jim . Ferraiolo .

Notes and References

1. http://www.mindat.org Mindat
2. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com Handbook of Mineralogy
3. http://www.webmineral.com Webmineral