Sarkinite
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About Sarkinite
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:
Name:
Named in 1885 by Stens Anders Hjalmar Sjögren from the Greek σάρκιυος, "sarkinos," for "made of flesh," alluding to its reddish color and greasy luster.
Isostructural with:
Classification of Sarkinite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
7/B.03-70
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
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
41.6.3.3
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
20.8.1
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
8 : Arsenates of Mn
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
8 : Arsenates of Mn
Physical Properties of Sarkinite
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.
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 Sarkinite
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.
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 Sarkinite
Formula:
Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH)
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Sarkinite
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)°
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.
Type Occurrence of Sarkinite
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Sarkinite
Other Language Names for Sarkinite
Russian:Саркинит
Swedish:Kondroarsenit
Varieties of Sarkinite
Xanthoarsenite | An Sb-bearing variety of sarkinite. Originally described from Sjö Mine, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden. |
Relationship of Sarkinite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Arsenowagnerite | Mg2(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Hydroxylwagnerite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m |
Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O | Mon. |
Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Common Associates
Franklinite | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
Katoptrite | (Mn2+,Mg)13(Al,Fe3+)4Sb5+2(SiO4)2O20 |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Tephroite | Mn2+2SiO4 |
Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite | 5 photos of Sarkinite associated with Calcite on mindat.org. |
Brandtite | 4 photos of Sarkinite associated with Brandtite on mindat.org. |
Sussexite | 2 photos of Sarkinite associated with Sussexite on mindat.org. |
Zincite | 2 photos of Sarkinite associated with Zincite on mindat.org. |
Willemite | 2 photos of Sarkinite associated with Willemite on mindat.org. |
Fluoborite | 2 photos of Sarkinite associated with Fluoborite on mindat.org. |
Rhodochrosite | 2 photos of Sarkinite associated with Rhodochrosite on mindat.org. |
Hetaerolite | 1 photo of Sarkinite associated with Hetaerolite on mindat.org. |
Tephroite | 1 photo of Sarkinite associated with Tephroite on mindat.org. |
Arsenoclasite | 1 photo of Sarkinite associated with Arsenoclasite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
8.BB.X | Arsenowagnerite | Mg2(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.05 | Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.05 | Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.05 | Tavorite | LiFe3+(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.10 | Triplite | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH) | Mon. 2/m |
8.BB.10 | Zwieselite | (Fe2+,Mn2+)2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.15 | Triploidite | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
8.BB.15 | Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.15 | Wolfeite | (Fe2+,Mn2+)2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.15 | Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O | Mon. |
8.BB.15 | Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m |
8.BB.15 | Hydroxylwagnerite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.20 | Holtedahlite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Trig. 3m : P3 1m |
8.BB.20 | Satterlyite | (Fe2+,Mg,Fe)12(PO4)5(PO3OH)(OH,O)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m |
8.BB.25 | Althausite | Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,☐) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
8.BB.30 | Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.30 | Eveite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.30 | Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.30 | Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
8.BB.30 | Zincolibethenite | CuZn(PO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.30 | Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.30 | Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
8.BB.35 | Paradamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.35 | Tarbuttite | Zn2(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.40 | Barbosalite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.40 | Hentschelite | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
8.BB.40 | Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.40 | Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BB.40 | Wilhelmkleinite | ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
8.BB.45 | Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
8.BB.50 | Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.55 | Phosphoellenbergerite | (Mg,◻)2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6 | Hex. |
8.BB.60 | Urusovite | CuAl(AsO4)O | Mon. |
8.BB.65 | Theoparacelsite | Cu3(As2O7)(OH)2 | Orth. |
8.BB.70 | Turanite | Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.75 | Stoiberite | Cu5(VO4)2O2 | Mon. |
8.BB.80 | Fingerite | Cu11(VO4)6O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BB.85 | Averievite | Cu6(VO4)2O2Cl2 | Trig. |
8.BB.90 | Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tet. |
8.BB.90 | Richellite | CaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)2 | Amor. |
8.BB.90 | Zinclipscombite | ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tet. 4 2 2 : P43 21 2 |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
41.6.3.1 | Wolfeite | (Fe2+,Mn2+)2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
41.6.3.2 | Triploidite | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
41.6.3.4 | Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O | Mon. |
41.6.3.5 | Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
20.8.2 | Eveite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
20.8.3 | Arsenoclasite | Mn2+5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Orth. |
20.8.4 | Flinkite | Mn2+2Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)4 | Orth. |
20.8.5 | Jarosewichite | Mn2+3Mn3+(AsO4)(OH)6 | Orth. 2 2 2 |
20.8.6 | Allactite | Mn2+7(AsO4)2(OH)8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
20.8.7 | Krautite | Mn(HAsO4) · H2O | Mon. 2 : P21 |
20.8.8 | Synadelphite | Mn2+9(As5+O4)2(As3+O3)(OH)9 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
20.8.9 | Sterlinghillite | Mn2+3(AsO4)2 · 3H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
20.8.10 | Geigerite | Mn2+5(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 10H2O | Tric. |
20.8.11 | Akrochordite | (Mn2+,Mg)5(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
20.8.12 | Manganohörnesite | (Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
20.8.13 | Fluckite | CaMn2+(HAsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
20.8.14 | Brandtite | Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
20.8.15 | Parabrandtite | Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
20.8.16 | Wallkilldellite | Ca2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 9H2O | Hex. |
20.8.17 | Berzeliite | (NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
20.8.18 | Manganberzeliite | NaCa2Mn2+2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
20.8.19 | Magnesiochlorophoenicite | (Mg,Mn)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
20.8.20 | Villyaellenite | MnMn2Ca2(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
20.8.21 | Hematolite | (Mn,Mg,Al,Fe3+)15(As5+O4)2(As3+O3)(OH)23 | Trig. 3 : R3 |
20.8.22 | Grischunite | NaCa2Mn2+5Fe3+(AsO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. |
Other Information
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 Sarkinite
Reference List:
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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.
Internet Links for Sarkinite
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Localities for Sarkinite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
France | |
| Le Règne Minéral 47: 5-21 |
| Erik Vercammen collection |
| 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 | |
| • 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. |
| Analyses of Anthony Kampf of Natural History museum of Los Angeles - U.S.A. |
| Castellaro, F. (2005): Sarkinite a Cassagna. Prie, 1, 108. |
| Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, (4), 131 |
| 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 | |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| 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 | |
| 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. |
| http://minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu |
Sweden | |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nysten, P. & Lorin, T. (2016) Nyupptäckta Ca-, Mn-, Pb-, Ba-, As- och Sb-förande mineral i Norbergs malmtrakt. LångbansNytt 22 (1): 7-19 |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 360. |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
| Palache, C., et al: Am.Min.:23:527-530 (1938); Dunn(1995):Pt5:680. |
| Dunn, P.J.: Mineralogical Magazine:43:681 (1980); Dunn(1995):Pt5:680. |
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden