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Schneiderhöhnite

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Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Formula:
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
3
[As
 
5
O
 
13
]
System:TriclinicColour:Dark brown to nearly ...
Hardness:3
Name:Named after Hans Schneiderhöhn, professor of Mineralogy, University of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
This page provides mineralogical data about Schneiderhöhnite.

Classification of Schneiderhöhnite

IMA status:Approved 1973
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/J.06-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.JA.35

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
A : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O
Dana 8th edition ID:45.1.12.1

45 : ACID AND NORMAL ANTIMONITES AND ARSENITES
1 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:23.19

23 : Arsenites
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Type Occurrence of Schneiderhöhnite

Type Locality:Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Year of Discovery:1973

Physical Properties of Schneiderhöhnite

Lustre:Adamantine, Metallic
Colour:Dark brown to nearly black
Streak:Brown
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Schneiderhöhnite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.96Å, b = 10.07Å, c = 9.19Å
α = 63.06°, β = 116.16°, γ = 81.71°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.89 : 1 : 0.913
Unit Cell Volume:V 599.07 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Schneiderhöhnite

Formula:
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
3
[As
 
5
O
 
13
]
Essential elements:As, Fe, O
All elements listed in formula:As, Fe, O

Relationship of Schneiderhöhnite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.JA.05Leiteite
Zn[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
4.JA.10Reinerite
Zn
 
3
(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
4.JA.15Karibibite
Fe
 
2
As
 
4
O
 
9
4.JA.20Kusachiite
CuBi
 
2
O
 
4
4.JA.20Schafarzikite
Fe
2+
 
Sb
3+
2
O
 
4
4.JA.20Trippkeite
Cu[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
4.JA.25Apuanite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
Sb
3+
4
O
 
12
S
4.JA.30Versiliaite
Fe
 
2
Fe
 
4
Sb
 
6
O
 
16
S
4.JA.40Zimbabweite
(Na,K)
 
2
PbAs
 
4
(Ta,Nb,Ti)
 
4
O
 
18
4.JA.45Ludlockite
PbFe
3+
4
As
3+
10
O
 
22
4.JA.50Paulmooreite
Pb
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
5
]
4.JA.55Stibivanite
Sb
 
2
VO
 
5
4.JA.60Chadwickite
(UO
 
2
)[HAsO
 
3
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
23.2Nanlingite
CaMg
 
4
[F
 
2
|AsO
 
3
]
 
2
23.3Leiteite
Zn[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.5Kuznetsovite
(Hg-Hg)Hg
2+
 
[Cl|AsO
 
4
]
23.6Paulmooreite
Pb
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
5
]
23.7Ecdemite
Pb
 
6
[As
 
2
O
 
7
|Cl
 
4
]
23.8Heliophyllite
Pb
 
3
AsO
 
4-n
Cl
 
2n+1
23.9Finnemanite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
3
)
 
3
]
23.10Gebhardite
Pb
 
8
[O|Cl
 
6
|(As
 
2
O
 
5
)
 
2
]
23.11Zimbabweite
(Na,K)
 
2
PbAs
 
4
(Ta,Nb,Ti)
 
4
O
 
18
23.13Rouseite
Pb
 
2
Mn
2+
 
[AsO
 
3
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
23.14Freedite
Pb
 
15
(Cu,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[O
 
7
|Cl
 
10
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
4
]
23.15Manganarsite
Mn
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.17Armangite
Mn
2+
26
[CO
 
3
|(HAsO
 
3
)
 
4
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
14
]
23.18Karibibite
Fe
 
2
As
 
4
O
 
9
23.20Lazarenkoite
(Ca,Fe)FeAs
 
3
O
 
7
·3H
 
2
O
23.21Stenhuggarite
CaFeSbO(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
23.22Tomichite
(V,Fe)
 
4
Ti
 
3
AsO
 
13
OH

Other Names for Schneiderhöhnite

Synonyms:
IMA1973-046
Other Languages:
German:Schneiderhohnit
Russian:Шнайдерхенит
Spanish:Schneiderhohnita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Schneiderhöhnite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1974): 59: 1139.

Canadian Mineralogist (1985): 23: 675-679.

American Mineralogist (1987): 72: 1028.

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    Localities for Schneiderhöhnite

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    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Doce valley
          • Galiléia
    		No reference listed
    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Tierra Amarilla
          • Pampa Larga district
    		maurizio dini collection - quantitative analysis
    Japan
     
    • Kyushu Island
      • Oita prefecture
    		Kikukawa & Yamada (2001) Quartz, 14, 2-6.
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya [Eastern-Kazakhstan] Oblast')
    		Voloshin A.V., Pakhomovsky Ya.A., Bakhchisaraitsev A.Yu. (1989) On karibibite and schneiderhohnite from pegmatites of Eastern Kazakhstan, - Novye Dannye o Mineralakh, Moscow, Nauka, 36, pp.129-135 (in Rus.)
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azzer District
            • Khder
    		Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
            • Méchoui
    		Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
            • Oumlil
    		Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
            • Tamdrost
    		Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		Hey's Mineral Index (1993)
    USA
     
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Pringle
            • Cicero Peak
    		Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.
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