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Arsenobismite

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Colour:Yellowish-brown, ...
A Mixture Of:Atelestite, Beudantite, Preisingerite, Segnitite


A mixture of preisingerite, minor atelestite and minor beudantite/segnitite.

Originally reported from Mammoth Mine (Mammoth shaft), Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA.

Classification of Arsenobismite

IMA status:Discredited 1998
Dana 8th edition ID:41.6.9.1

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:20.6.3

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
6 : Arsenates of Bi
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Physical Properties of Arsenobismite

Colour:Yellowish-brown, yellowish-green

Relationship of Arsenobismite to other Species

Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

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20.6.1Rooseveltite
Bi(AsO
 
4
)
20.6.2Preisingerite
Bi
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
O(OH)
20.6.4Atelestite
Bi
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)O(OH)
20.6.5Mixite
BiCu
 
6
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
6
 · 3H
 
2
O
20.6.6Walpurgite
(BiO)
 
4
(UO
 
2
)(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O

Other Names for Arsenobismite

Synonyms:
Arseno-BismiteIMA1998-E
Other Languages:
German:Arsenobismit
Spanish:Arsenobismita

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 Arsenobismite

Reference List:

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Means (1916) American Journal of Science: 41: 127.

Frondel, C. (1943) American Mineralogist: 28: 536.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 907.

Kolitsch, U. (1999): Arsenobismite discredited. N. Jb. Mineral. Mh. 1999, 322-336.

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    • Localities for Arsenobismite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Hohe Tauern
        • Goldberg group
          • Zirknitz
            • Große Zirknitz valley
    		Indra
    G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
    Bolivia
     
    • Potosí Department
      • Nor Chichas Province
        • Atocha-Quechisla District
    		[MinRec 32:481]
    Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)
    Canada
     
    • New Brunswick
      • Charlotte Co.
        • Saint George Parish
    		Amer. Mineral., (1969) 54, 1202–1203.; Parrish, I. S., 1977, Mineral Catalog for the Mount Pleasant Deposit of Brunswick Tin Mines, Canadian Mineralogist, v. 15, p. 121-126.
    France
     
    • Alsace
      • Haut-Rhin
        • Rouffach
          • Osenbach
    		J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994
    Germany
     
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Sauerland
        • Meschede
          • Ramsbeck
    		Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
    		Katerinopoulos, A. (1996): Bisher nicht bekannte Minerale aus den Lavrion-Bergwerken. Lapis, 21 (11), 39; 62.
              • Hilarion area
    		No reference listed
    Iran
     
    • Markazi Province
      • Astaneh
    		Nezafatis, N. (2006): Au-Sn-W-Cu Mineralization in the Astaneh-Sarband Area, West Central Iran. PhD thesis, University of Tübingen (Germany), 116 pp.
    Mexico
     
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Mapimí
        • Mapimí
    		No reference listed
    Portugal
     
    • Viana do Castelo District
      • Ponte de Lima
        • Estorãos
    		Nuno Afonso Collection
    USA
     
    • Utah
      • Juab Co.
        • East Tintic Mts
          • Tintic District
    		Amer.Min.(1982) 67, 833-840
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