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Sarkinite

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Sarkinite, etc.

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Sarkinite

Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sarkinite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sarkinite, etc.

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Sarkinite

Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sarkinite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sarkinite, etc.

Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
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Sarkinite

Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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About SarkiniteHide

Formula:
Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH)
Colour:
Red, rose-red, reddish-yellow, yellow, pinkish; light rose or yellow in transmitted light.
Lustre:
Greasy
Hardness:
4 - 5
Specific Gravity:
4.08 - 4.18
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Wagnerite Group
Name:
Named in 1885 by Stens Anders Hjalmar Sjögren from the Greek σάρκινός, "sarkinos," for "made of flesh," alluding to its reddish color and greasy luster.
Isostructural with:
Triploidite, Wolfeite
Wagnerite Group.


Classification of SarkiniteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:
7/B.03-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
8.BB.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
Dana 8th ed.:
41.6.3.3

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:
20.8.1

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
8 : Arsenates of Mn

Physical Properties of SarkiniteHide

Lustre:
Greasy
Colour:
Red, rose-red, reddish-yellow, yellow, pinkish; light rose or yellow in transmitted light.
Streak:
Red to yellow
Hardness:
4 - 5 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
On {100} distinct.
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
4.08 - 4.18 g/cm3 (Measured)    4.04 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured values on Långban material.

Optical Data of SarkiniteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.793 nβ = 1.807 nγ = 1.809
2V:
Measured: 83° , Calculated: 40°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.016
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Very High
Dispersion:
r > v or r < v
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
Absorption X > Z > Y.

Chemical Properties of SarkiniteHide

Formula:
Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH)
Elements listed:
As, H, Mn, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of SarkiniteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.7795(13) Å, b = 13.6127(14) Å, c = 10.2188(11) Å
β = 108.834(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.939 : 1 : 0.751
Unit Cell V:
1,682.52 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
16
Morphology:
Crystals commonly thick tabular {100} and somewhat elongated [010; also occurs as short prismatic [010] crystals, or shortened along this axis and tabular. {100} and {001} are often uneven and {001} is striated [100]. Aggregates into rudely spherical forms at times. Granular.
Comment:
For synthetic material.

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0015650SarkiniteDal Negro A, Giuseppetti G, Pozas J M M (1974) The crystal structure of sarkinite, Mn2AsO4(OH) Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 21 246-26019740293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
6.0 Å(3)
3.48 Å(8)
3.29 Å(9)
3.18 Å(10)
3.04 Å(10)
2.90 Å(7)
2.65 Å(6)

Type Occurrence of SarkiniteHide

Synonyms of SarkiniteHide

Other Language Names for SarkiniteHide

Varieties of SarkiniteHide

XanthoarseniteAn Sb-bearing variety of sarkinite.

Relationship of Sarkinite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Wagnerite Group
Other Members of this group:
ArsenowagneriteMg2(AsO4)FMon. 2/m : P21/b
HydroxylwagneriteMg2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
JoosteiteMn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)OMon. 2/m
Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)OMon.
Wagnerite(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)FMon. 2/m : P21/b

Common AssociatesHide

FrankliniteZn2+Fe3+2O4
HausmanniteMn2+Mn3+2O4
HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl
JacobsiteMn2+Fe3+2O4
Katoptrite(Mn2+,Mg)13(Al,Fe3+)4Sb5+2(SiO4)2O20
MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O4
TephroiteMn2+2SiO4
WillemiteZn2SiO4
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Sarkinite associated with CalciteCaCO3
4 photos of Sarkinite associated with BrandtiteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
2 photos of Sarkinite associated with SussexiteMn2+BO2(OH)
2 photos of Sarkinite associated with ZinciteZnO
2 photos of Sarkinite associated with WillemiteZn2SiO4
2 photos of Sarkinite associated with FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
2 photos of Sarkinite associated with RhodochrositeMnCO3
1 photo of Sarkinite associated with HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
1 photo of Sarkinite associated with TephroiteMn2+2SiO4
1 photo of Sarkinite associated with ArsenoclasiteMn2+5(AsO4)2(OH)4

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

8.BB.XArsenowagneriteMg2(AsO4)FMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.05AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)FTric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.10TripliteMn2+2(PO4)FMon. 2/m
8.BB.10ZwieseliteFe2+2(PO4)FMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.15TriploiditeMn2+2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.BB.15Wagnerite(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)FMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.15WolfeiteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.15Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)OMon.
8.BB.15JoosteiteMn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)OMon. 2/m
8.BB.15HydroxylwagneriteMg2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.20HoltedahliteMg2(PO4)(OH)Trig. 3m : P3 1m
8.BB.20Satterlyite(Fe2+,Mg,Fe)12(PO4)5(PO3OH)(OH,O)6Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
8.BB.25AlthausiteMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,☐)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.30AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30EveiteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BB.30ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30AuriacusiteFe3+Cu2+(AsO4)OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.35ParadamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.35TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.40BarbosaliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.40HentscheliteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2Mon.
8.BB.40LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.40ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BB.40WilhelmkleiniteZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2Mon.
8.BB.45TrolleiteAl4(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.50NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.55Phosphoellenbergerite(Mg,◻)2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6Hex.
8.BB.60UrusoviteCuAl(AsO4)OMon.
8.BB.65TheoparacelsiteCu3(As2O7)(OH)2Orth.
8.BB.70TuraniteCu5(VO4)2(OH)4Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.75StoiberiteCu5(VO4)2O2Mon.
8.BB.80FingeriteCu11(VO4)6O2Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.85AverieviteCu6(VO4)2O2Cl2Trig.
8.BB.90LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2Tet.
8.BB.90RichelliteCaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)2Amor.
8.BB.90ZinclipscombiteZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2Tet. 4 2 2 : P43 21 2

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

41.6.3.1WolfeiteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
41.6.3.2TriploiditeMn2+2(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P2/b
41.6.3.4Stanĕkite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)OMon.
41.6.3.5JoosteiteMn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)OMon. 2/m

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

20.8.2EveiteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
20.8.3ArsenoclasiteMn2+5(AsO4)2(OH)4Orth.
20.8.4FlinkiteMn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
20.8.5JarosewichiteMn2+3Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)6Orth. 2 2 2
20.8.6AllactiteMn2+7(AsO4)2(OH)8Mon. 2/m : P21/b
20.8.7KrautiteMn(HAsO4) · H2OMon. 2 : P21
20.8.8SynadelphiteMn2+9(As5+O4)2(As3+O3)(OH)9 · 2H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
20.8.9SterlinghilliteMn2+3(AsO4)2 · 3H2OTric. 1 : P1
20.8.10GeigeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2OTric.
20.8.11Akrochordite(Mn2+,Mg)5(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
20.8.12ManganohörnesiteMn2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : P2/m
20.8.13FluckiteCaMn2+(AsO3OH)2 · 2H2OTric. 1 : P1
20.8.14BrandtiteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
20.8.15ParabrandtiteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2OTric.
20.8.16WallkilldelliteCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 9H2OHex.
20.8.17Berzeliite(NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
20.8.18Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
20.8.19Magnesiochlorophoenicite(Mg,Mn)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6Mon. 2/m : B2/m
20.8.20VillyaelleniteMnMn2Ca2(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
20.8.21Hematolite(Mn,Mg,Al,Fe3+)15(As5+O4)2(As3+O3)(OH)23Trig. 3 : R3
20.8.22GrischuniteNaCa2Mn2+5Fe3+(AsO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Readily soluble in dilute acids.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for SarkiniteHide

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Igelström, L.J. (1865): Kondroarsenit, ett nytt mineral från Pajsbergs jern-och manganmalmsgrufva i Wermland. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. 22, 3-4. (as Kondroarsenit).
Dana, J.D. (1868) System of Mineralogy, 5th. Edition, New York (as Chondrarsenite).
Igelström (1884) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 7: 237 (as Xanthoarsénite).
Igelström (1885) Ak. Stockholm, Öfv.: 42: 257 (as Polyarsenite).
Igelström (1885) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 8: 369 (as Polyarsenite).
Sjögren, A. (1885): Sarkinit, ett nytt manganarseniat frän Pajsbergs Jern och mangan-malmsgrufva i Filipstads bergslag. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 7, 724-726.
Flink, G. & Hamberg, A. (1888): Om kristalliserad sarkinit (polyarsenit) från Harstigsgrufvan vid Pajsberg. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 10, 380-387
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 779.
Sjögren (1906) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 28: 401.
Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 130.
Goldschmidt, V. (1922) Atlas der Krystallformen. 9 volumes, atlas, and text: vol. 8: 9.
Flink (1924) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 46: 661.
Larsen, E.S. and Berman, H. (1934) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, Second edition, USGS Bulletin 848: 201.
Hägele (1938) Zentralblatt Mineralien: 267.
Richmond (1940) American Mineralogist: 25: 466.
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.: 855-857.
Mineralogical Magazine (1969): 43: 681.
Dal Negro, A., Giuseppetti, G. and Martin Pozas, J. M. (1974): Crystal structure of sarkinite. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 21, 246-260.
Stock, N., Stucky, G. D. and Cheetham, A. K. (2002): Synthesis and characterization of the synthetic minerals villyaellenite and sarkinite, Mn5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2•6H2O and Mn2(AsO4)(OH). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 628, 357-362.

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Localities for SarkiniteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria
 
  • Tyrol
    • Innsbruck-Land District
      • Navis
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2019): 2113) Akatoreit(?), Albit, Ardennit-(As), Ardennit-(V), „Ardennit-(Si)“, Baryt, Brandtit(?) (oder unbenanntes Ca2Mn(AsO4)2?), Coelestin, Fluorapatit, Fluorcalcioroméit, Frankdicksonit(?), Friedelit, Ganophyllit(?), Hämatit, Hausmannit, Hollandit, Jacobsit, Klinochlor, Kutnohorit, Manganberzeliit, Manganiandrosit-(La)-Manganiakasakait-(La)-Mischkristalle, Muskovit, Opal(?), Pennantit, Piemontit(?), Pyrobelonit, Pyrophanit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Sarkinit, Schallerit, Spessartin, Svabit, Tephroit, Tilasit und Tiragalloit vom Navisbach, Navistal, Nordtirol. Pp. 251-260 in Walter, F. et al. (2019): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVIII. Carinthia II, 209./129., 237-362.
      • Pfons
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2017): 2023) Arseniosiderit(?), Baryt, Brandtit, Manganberzeliit, Rhodochrosit, Sarkinit und Todorokit vom Mislkopf (Mieslkopf) bei Matrei am Brenner, Nordtirol. Pp. 236-238 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.
    • Lienz District
      • Kals am Großglockner
        • Kals valley
Abrecht, J. (1990) An As-rich manganiferous mineral assemblage from the Ködnitz Valley (Eastern Alps, Austria): Geology, mineralogy, genetic considerations, and implications for metamorphic Mn deposits. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1990, 363-375.
      • Prägraten am Großvenediger
        • Timmelbach valley
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2017): 2026) Albit, Amphibol, Bementit(?), Braunit, ein Mn-Chlorit, As-haltiger Fluorapatit, Galaxit, Hämatit, Hübnerit, Iwakiit(?), Jakobsit, Kalifeldspat, Kutnahorit, Långbanit, Manganoxide, Nickelskutterudit, Pyrophanit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Safflorit, Sarkinit, Sonolith, Spessartin, Tephroit, Uraninit und Zirkon aus Manganvererzungen von der Wunwand (Wunspitze) bei Prägraten, Osttirol. Pp. 241-246 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.
France
 
  • Occitanie
    • Hautes-Pyrénées
 Le Règne Minéral 47: 5-21
        • Nabias
Erik Vercammen collection
      • Bagnères-de-Bigorre
        • Vielle-Aure
DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R., TIXADOR Y., CASTERET A. & GOUJOU JC. (2002) La mine de Coustou, Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées. Le Règne Minéral, 47, 23-31. (in french)
Italy
 
  • Aosta Valley
    • Nus
      • Saint-Barthélemy
• Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005): La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località), 2/2005, 81-122.
  • Liguria
    • Genoa
      • Ne
Castellaro, F. (2005): Sarkinite a Cassagna. Prie, 1, 108.
        • Reppia
          • Monte Copello
Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, (4), 131
    • La Spezia Province
      • Maissana
Analyses of Anthony Kampf of Natural History museum of Los Angeles - U.S.A.
      • Rocchetta di Vara
Palenzona, A., Balestra, C., Marchesini, M. (2002): La geigerite della miniera di Monte Nero (Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2002, 75-76.; Kampf, A.R., Cámara, F., Ciriotti, M.E., Nash, B.P., Balestra, C., Chiappino, L. (2016): Castellaroite, Mn2+3(AsO4)2⋅4.5H2O, a new mineral from Italy related to metaswitzerite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 687-696.
Ciriotti, M.E. & Biagioni, C. (2011): Pot-pourri 2011: identificazioni di minerali di interesse. Micro, 3/2011, 125-133
  • Lombardy
    • Sondrio Province
      • Lanzada
        • Scerscen Valley
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della media-alta Valtellina, delle Orobie valtellinesi e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
  • Piedmont
    • Vercelli Province
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
Japan
 
  • Fukushima Prefecture
    • Iwaki City
Matsubara, S., Miyawaki, R., Kato, A., Matsuyama, F., Mouri, T. and Suzuki, Y. (2001): Arseniopleite from the Gozaisho mine, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. C, 27, 51-62; Matsubara, S., Kato, A., Shimizu, M., Sekiuchi, K., and Suzuki, M. (1996) Romeite from the Gozaisho mine, Iwaki, Japan. Mineralogical Journal 18, 155-160.
Kazakhstan
 
  • Karaganda Region
    • Karazhal
      • Zhayrem (Zhairem)
Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30
Vereshchagin, O.S., Britvin, S.N., Perova, E.N., Brusnitsyn, A.I., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Shilovskikh, V.V., Bocharov, V.N., van der Burgt, A., Cuchet, S., Meisser, N. (2019): Gasparite-(La), La(AsO4), a new mineral from Mn ores of the Ushkatyn-III deposit, Central Kazakhstan, and metamorphic rocks of the Wanni glacier, Switzerland. American Mineralogist 104, 1469-1480.
    • Zhanaarka
      • Atasu Mine
Kayupova, M. M. (1963): Mineralogy of the Dzhumart iron-manganese deposit. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Kazakhskoi SSR, Seriya Geologicheskaya, 1963 (6), 57-80.; Kayupova, M. M. (1964) Pyrosmalite from the Dzhumart and Ushkatyn Deposits, Central Kazakhstan. Translated from: Pirosmalit iz mestorozhdeniy Dzhumart i Ushkatyn v Tsentral'nom Kazakhstane. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1964, Vol. 159, No.3, pp.560-663.
Romania
 
  • Maramureș
Paulina HIRTOPANU & Gheorghe UDUBASA (2015): MINERALS FROM RAZOARE Mn-Fe DEPOSIT, PRELUCA MOUNTAINS, EAST CARPATHIANS, ROMANIA: NEW DATA. Rom. J. Mineral Deposits, 88, 11-28.
  • Suceava
    • Suceava district
      • Iacobeni (Jakobeny; Jacobeny; Jakabfalva)
http://minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu
Sweden
 
  • Örebro County
    • Hällefors
      • Grythyttan
Igelström, L.J. (1886): Polyarsenit och hæmatostibiit. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 8: 179-181; Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, 7th. edition, Volume I: 640; 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: 857.; Moore, P. B. (1967). Welinite, a new mineral from LAngban. Arkiv fOr Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 407-411.
  • Värmland County
    • Filipstad
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: 857; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
Holtstam, D. & Langhof, J. eds. (1999): Långban: The mines, their minerals, geology and explorers. Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, p. 89
Gustav Flink label 1925
Langhof, J. (2010) Korrespondansen mellan Karl Johan Finnemann och Gregori Aminoff 1923 - 1944. Del II (1925). LångbansNytt, 19 (1): 8-13 ; NRM collection # 250111
      • Persberg ore district
        • Pajsberg
Sjögren, A. (1885): Sarkinit, ett nytt manganarseniat frän Pajsbergs Jern och mangan-malmsgrufva i Filipstads bergslag. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 7, 724-726;Flink, G. & Hamberg, A. (1888): Om kristalliserad sarkinit (polyarsenit) från Harstigsgrufvan vid Pajsberg. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 10, 380-387; Mineralogical Magazine (1980): 43: 681.
Igelström, L.J. (1865): Kondroarsenit, ett nytt mineral från Pajsbergs jern-och manganmalmsgrufva i Wermland. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. 22, 3-4; Flink, G.& Hamberg, A. (1888): Om kristalliserad sarkinit (polyarsenit) från Harstigsgrufvan vid Pajsberg. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 10, 380-387
  • Västmanland County
    • Norberg
Nysten, P. & Lorin, T. (2016) Nyupptäckta Ca-, Mn-, Pb-, Ba-, As- och Sb-förande mineral i Norbergs malmtrakt. LångbansNytt 22 (1): 7-19; Nysten, P. (2020) Manganrika hematitmalmer av Långbantyp från Norberg och Saladamm, Västmanland, centrala Bergslagen, Sverige. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2020: 5-19
  • Västra Götaland County
    • Åmål
      • Strandhem ore field
Holtstam, D.; Bindi, L.; Karlsson, A.; Langhof, J.; Zack, T.; Bonazzi, P.; Persson, A. (2020) Kesebolite-(Ce), CeCa2Mn(AsO4)[SiO3]3, a New REE-Bearing Arsenosilicate Mineral from the Kesebol Mine, Åmål, Västra Götaland, Sweden. Minerals 10, 385.
Switzerland
 
  • Grisons
    • Albula Region
      • Surses
        • Tinizong (Tinzen)
Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 360.
    • Viamala Region
      • Rheinwald
        • Splügen
Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 360.; Roth, P. & Meisser, N. (2011): I minerali dell'Alpe Tanatz. Passo dello Spluga (Grigioni, Svizzera). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2011, 90-99
  • Valais
    • Leuk
      • Turtmann-Unterems
        • Turtmann Valley
          • Pipjitälli
Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 360.; Ansermet, S. (2012): Mines et minéraux du Valais - II. Anniviers et Tourtemagne. With contributions by N. Meisser, Ed. Porte-plumes (Ayer)
USA
 
  • Nevada
    • White Pine Co.
NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex County
      • Franklin Mining District
        • Franklin
Palache, C., et al: Am.Min.:23:527-530 (1938); Dunn(1995):Pt5:680.
        • Ogdensburg
          • Sterling Hill
Dunn, P.J.: Mineralogical Magazine:43:681 (1980); Dunn(1995):Pt5:680.
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