Schneiderhöhnite

schneiderhohnite

karibibite

eosphorite

scorodite

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Formula: Fe2+Fe3+3As3+5O13
Arsenite
Specific gravity: 4.3
Hardness: 3
Streak: Brown
Colour: Usually black to blackish brown
Environments

Pegmatites
Hydrothermal environments

Localities

At the Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, schneiderhöhnite is associated with löllingite, karibibite, eosphorite, arseniosiderite, scorodite and quartz (HOM).
Schneiderhöhnite has been found in quartz-lined cavities in löllingite as crystals to 1 mm. The most commonly observed formation sequence is quartzschneiderhöhnitekaribibiteparasymplesite (Minrec 38.5.394).

At the type locality, the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia, schneiderhöhnite is a rare secondary mineral in an oxidation zone in the dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit. Associated minerals include zincian stottite, chalcocite, tennantite and leiteite (AM 59.1139, HOM).

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