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Formula: BaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Valence: BaAl3As5+O4(As5+O3OH)(OH)6
Arsenate, dussertite group,
alunite supergroup,
barium-bearing mineral, forms a series with
arsenogoyazite
Crystal System: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 3.655 measured, 3.71 calculated
Hardness: 4
Streak: White
Colour: White, yellowish white, yellow, greenish yellow, greenish, pale blue, colourless
Luminescence: Not fluorescent under UV
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Localities
At the type locality, the Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,
arsenogorceixite is a rare secondary mineral in the
oxidised zone of a hydrothermal polymetallic
baryte–fluorite deposit.
Associated minerals include arsenogoyazite,
brochantite, agardite,
malachite, barium-bearing
pharmacosiderite,
olivenite, fluorite,
baryte, limonite and
quartz
(HOM).
Arsenogorceixite from the Clara Mine -
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At the Michael Mine, Weiler, Seelbach, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,
arsenogorceixite is associated with mimetite,
adamite, beudantite and
tsumcorite
(HOM).
Arsenogorceixite from the Michael Mine -
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