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Arsenite minerals are very rare oxygen-bearing arsenic minerals. Classical world localities where such minerals occur include the complex skarn manganese deposit at Långban (
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) and the polymetallic Tsumeb deposit ( Namibia). The most often reported arsenite anion in minerals is the AsO33− anion, present for example in
reinerite Reinerite is a rare arsenite (arsenate(III)) mineral with chemical formula Zn3(AsO3)2. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. Physical properties Reinerite is most commonly found as a sky blue colored mineral, however, it may also b ...
Zn3(AsO3)2. Unique diarsenite anions occur i. e. in leiteite Zn s2O4and paulmooreite Pb s2O5 More complex arsenites include schneiderhöhnite Fe2+Fe3+3 s5O13and ludlockite PbFe3+4As10O22.Webmineral
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Nickel–Strunz classification -04- oxides

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses it to modify the Classification of Nickel–Strunz (
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, 10 ed, pending publication). *Abbreviations: **"*" - IMA/CNMNC status: discredited. **"?" - IMA/CNMNC status: questionable/doubtful. **"REE" - Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) **"PGE" - Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt) **03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V ,6/sup> Vanadates), 09 Silicates: ***Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island) ***Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn)) ***Cyclo: ring ***Ino: chain (from Greek ις enitive: ινος ''inos'' fibre) ***Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον ''phyllon'', leaf) ***Tekto: three-dimensional framework *Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x **NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number **X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter **Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter **##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter


Class: arsenites

* 04.H V ,6/sup> Vanadates ** 04.HB Uranyl Sorovanadates: 05 Carnotite, 05
Margaritasite Margaritasite is a yellow, caesium-bearing mineral in the carnotite group. Its chemical formula is ( Cs, K, H3O)2( U O2)2 V2O8· H2O and its crystal system is monoclinic (space group ''P21/a''). Name and discovery It was first described in 1982 ...
; 10
Sengierite Sengierite is a rare oxide and hydroxide mineral, chemically a copper and uranyl vanadate, belonging to the carnotite group. Its chemical formula is Cu2(OH)2 O2VO4sub>2·6H2O. Sengierite was first discovered at the Luiswishi Mine about north of ...
; 15 Fritzscheite, 15 Curienite, 15
Francevillite Francevillite is a uranyl-group vanadate mineral in the tyuyamunite series. Its chemical formula is . Francevillite is a strongly radioactive mineral. It is typically orange, yellow or brownish yellow. It forms a series with curienite. Occurrenc ...
; 20 Metavanuralite, 20
Vanuralite Vanuralite is a mineral of uranium with chemical formula: Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)·11(H2O). It has yellow crystals and a Mohs hardness The Mohs scale of mineral hardness () is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch res ...
; 25 Metatyuyamunite, 25
Tyuyamunite Tyuyamunite (pronounced tuh-YOO-ya-moon-ite) is a very rare uranium mineral with formula Ca(UO2)2V2O8·(5-8)H2O. It is a member of the carnotite group. It is a bright, canary-yellow color because of its high uranium content. Also, because of tyuyam ...
; 30 Strelkinite, 35 Uvanite, 40 Rauvite ** 04.HC Sorovanadates: 05
Magnesiopascoite Magnesiopascoite is a bright orange mineral with formula Ca2Mg(V10O28)·16H2O. It was discovered in the U.S. state of Utah and formally described in 2008. The mineral's name derives from its status as the magnesium analogue of pascoite. Descripti ...
, 05 Lasalite, 05
Pascoite Pascoite is a mineral with formula Ca3V10O28·17H2O that is red-orange to yellow in color. It was discovered in the Pasco Province of Peru, for which it is named, and described in 1914. Description Crystals of pascoite, which occur in granular cr ...
; 10 Hummerite, 15 Sherwoodite ** 04.HD Inovanadates: 05 Rossite, 10 Metarossite, 15 Munirite, 20 Metamunirite, 25 Dickthomssenite, 30 Ansermetite ** 04.HE Phyllovanadates: 05 Melanovanadite, 10 Shcherbinaite; 15 Hewettite, 15 Metahewettite; 20 Bokite, 20 Bariandite, 20 Corvusite, 20 Fernandinite, 20 Straczekite; 25 Haggite, 30 Doloresite, 35 Duttonite, 40 Cavoite ** 04.HF Tektovanadates: 05 Bannermanite ** 04.HG Unclassified V oxides: 05 Fervanite, 10
Huemulite Huemulite is a mineral with formula Na4Mg(V10O28)·24H2O that is yellow to orange in color. It was first discovered in Argentina in 1959 and described in 1966. The mineral is named for the Huemul mine in which it was discovered. Occurrence and pr ...
, 15 Vanalite, 20 Simplotite, 25 Vanoxite, 30 Navajoite, 35 Delrioite, 40 Metadelrioite, 45 Barnesite, 50 Hendersonite, 55 Grantsite, 60 Lenoblite, 65 Satpaevite *04.J Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites **04.JA Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O: 05 Leiteite, 10
Reinerite Reinerite is a rare arsenite (arsenate(III)) mineral with chemical formula Zn3(AsO3)2. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. Physical properties Reinerite is most commonly found as a sky blue colored mineral, however, it may also b ...
, 15 Karibibite; 20 Schafarzikite, 20 Trippkeite, 20 Kusachiite; 25 Apuanite, 30 Versiliaite, 35 Schneiderhohnite, 40 Zimbabweite; 45 Ludlockite, 45 Ludlockite-(Pb)*; 50 Paulmooreite, 55 Stibivanite, 60 Chadwickite **04.JB Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H2O: 05 Fetiasite, 10 Manganarsite, 15 Magnussonite, 20 Armangite, 25 Nanlingite, 30 Asbecasite, 35
Stenhuggarite Brian Harold Mason (18 April 1917 – 3 December 2009) was a New Zealand geochemist and mineralogist who was one of the pioneers in the study of meteorites. He played a leading part in understanding the nature of the Solar System through his st ...
, 40 Trigonite, 45 Finnemanite, 50 Gebhardite; 55 Derbylite, 55 Graeserite, 55 Tomichite; 60 Hemloite, 65 Freedite, 70 Georgiadesite, 75 Ekatite **04.JC Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, with H2O: 05
Cafarsite Cafarsite (·) is a rare calcium iron arsenite mineral. Manganese and titanium occur with iron in the formula. It was first described in 1966 for an occurrence in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Its name is from the composition, ''ca''lcium ...
, 10 Lazarenkoite, 15 Rouseite, 20 Vajdakite **04.JD Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, with H2O: 05 Nealite, 05 Nealite-(H2O)*; 10 Seelite-1, 10 Seelite-2; 15 Tooeleite **04.JE Sulfites: 05 Gravegliaite, 10 Hannebachite, 15 Orschallite, 20
Scotlandite Scotlandite is a sulfite mineral first discovered in a mine at Leadhills in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, an area known to mineralogists and geologists for its wide range of different mineral species found in the veins that lie deep in the mine sh ...
**04.JF Selenites without additional anions, without H2O: 05 Molybdomenite **04.JG Selenites with additional anions, without H2O: Prewittite; 05 Parageorgbokiite, 05 Georgbokiite; 10 Chloromenite, 15 Sofiite, 20 Ilinskite, 25 Francisite, 30 Derriksite, 35 Burnsite, 40 Allochalcoselite **04.JH Selenites without additional anions, with H2O: 05 Chalcomenite; 10 Ahlfeldite, 10 Clinochalcomenite, 10 Cobaltomenite; 15 Mandarinoite, 20 Orlandiite, 25 Larisaite **04.JJ Selenites with additional anions, with H2O: 05 Marthozite, 10
Guilleminite Guilleminite (Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4•3H2O) is a uranium mineral named by R. Pierrot, J. Toussaint, and T. Verbeek in 1965 in honor of Jean Claude Guillemin (1923–1994), a chemist and mineralogist. It is a rare uranium/selenium mineral found at t ...
, 15 Piretite, 20 Demesmaekerite, 25 Haynesite **04.JK Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O: 05
Walfordite Walfordite is a very rare tellurite mineral that was discovered in Chile in 1999. The mineral is described as orange with orange-yellow streak, and is determined to have a chemical formula of Fe3+,Te6+Te4+3O8 with minor titanium and magnesium ...
, 05 Winstanleyite, 10 Spiroffite, 10 Zincospiroffite, 15 Balyakinite, 20 Rajite, 25
Carlfriesite Carlfriesite is a rare tellurium mineral with the formula Ca Te4+2 Te6+ O8, or more simplified: CaTe3O8. It has a Moh's hardness of 3.5 and it occurs in various shades of yellow, ranging from bright yellow to a light buttery color. It was named ...
, 30 Denningite, 35 Chekhovichite, 40 Smirnite, 45 Choloalite, 50 Fairbankite, 55 Plumbotellurite, 60 Magnolite, 65 Moctezumite, 70 Schmitterite, 75 Cliffordite **04.JL Tellurites with additional anions, without H2O: 05
Rodalquilarite Rodalquilarite is a rare iron tellurite chloride mineral with formula H3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl or Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl. Rodalquilarite crystallizes in the triclinic system and typically occurs as stout green prisms and encrustations. Discovery and occu ...
, 10 Mackayite, 15 Mroseite, 20 Pingguite, 25 Tlapallite, 30 Girdite **04.JM Tellurites without additional anions, with H2O: 05 Keystoneite, 05 Kinichilite, 05
Zemannite Zemannite is a very rare oxide mineral with the chemical formula Mg0.5ZnFe3+ eO3·4.5H2O. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system and forms small Prism (geometry), prismatic brown crystals. Because of the rarity and small crystal size, z ...
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Emmonsite Emmonsite, also known as durdenite, is an iron tellurite mineral with the formula: Fe2(TeO3)3·2(H2O). Emmonsite forms triclinic crystals. It is of a yellowish-green color, with a vitreous luster, and a hardness of 5 on the Moh scale. Emmonsit ...
, 15 Graemite, 20 Teineite **04.JN Tellurites with additional anions, with H2O: 05 Sonoraite, 10 Poughite; 15
Cesbronite Cesbronite is a copper-tellurium oxysalt mineral with the chemical formula Cu3Te6+O4(OH)4 (IMA 17-C). It is colored green and its crystals are orthorhombic dipyramidal. Cesbronite is rated 3 on the Mohs Scale. It is named after Fabien Cesbron (bo ...
, 15 Cesbronite-x; 20 Eztlite, 25 Oboyerite, 30 Juabite * 04.K Iodates ** 04.KA Iodates without additional anions, without H2O: 05
Lautarite Calcium iodate is any of two inorganic compounds with the formula Ca(IO3)2(H2O)x, where x = 0 or 1. Both are colourless salts that occur as the minerals lautarite and bruggenite, respectively. A third mineral form of calcium iodate is dietzeite, ...
** 04.KB Iodates with additional anions, without H2O: 05 Salesite, 10 Schwartzembergite, 15
Seeligerite Seeligerite is a rare complex lead chloride iodate mineral with formula: Pb3Cl3(IO3)O. It is a yellow mineral crystallizing in the orthorhombic In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems. Orthorhombic ...
** 04.KC Iodates without additional anions, with H2O: 05 Bellingerite, 10 Bruggenite ** 04.KD Iodates with additional anions, with H2O: 05 Dietzeite, 10 George-ericksenite *04.X Unclassified Strunz Oxides (Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) **04.XX Unknown: 00 Methane hydrate-I, 00 Methane hydrate-II, 00 Methane hydrate-H


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