Xanthiosite

Xanthiosite
Xanthiosite and aerugite
General
CategoryArsenate mineral
FormulaNi3(AsO4)2
IMA symbolXth
Strunz classification8.AB.25
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP21/a
Identification
Formula mass453.91 g/mol
ColorGolden yellow
Mohs scale hardness4
DiaphaneityTranslucent
Specific gravity5.37–5.47
References

Xanthiosite is a nickel arsenate mineral. It was first discovered in Germany in 1858 and named by Gilbert Joseph Adam in 1869.

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