aerugite

Aerugite is a rare complex nickel arsenate mineral with a variably reported formula: Ni9(AsO4)2AsO6. It forms green to deep blue-green trigonal crystals. It has a Mohs hardness of 4 and a specific gravity of 5.85 to 5.95.

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It sits within the topics Arsenate minerals, Minerals in space group 166 and Nickel minerals.

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Mineral.name: Aerugite
Mineral.category: Arsenate minerals
Mineral.image: File:Aerugite-154934.jpg
Mineral.formula: Ni9(AsO4)2AsO6
Mineral.IMAsymbol: Aru
Mineral.strunz: 8.BC.15
Mineral.color: Grass green, blue-green
Mineral.habit: Massive to crystalline crusts
Mineral.system: Trigonal
Mineral.class: Hexagonal scalenohedral (m) H-M symbol: ( 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry: Rm
Mineral.mohs: 4
Mineral.luster: Adamantine
Mineral.streak: light green, greenish white
Mineral.diaphaneity: Opaque to semitransparent
Mineral.gravity: 5.85–5.95

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IMA Mineral Symbol: Aru
chemical formula: Ni₈.₅(AsO₄)₂As⁵⁺O₈
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VII/B.06
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 8.BC.15
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 8.BC.15
Commons category: Aerugite
Mohs' hardness: 4
density: 5.85

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It was first described in 1858 in either the South Terres mine of Cornwall, England or in the Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany. The origin is disputed. The most common occurrence is as an incrustation on furnace walls in which ores are roasted. Its name comes from the Latin word aerugo for copper rust.

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