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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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Mineral.name
Xanthiosite
Mineral.category
Arsenate mineral
Mineral.image
Aerugite-154934 cropped.jpg
Mineral.caption
Xanthiosite and aerugite
Mineral.formula
Ni3(AsO4)2
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Xth
Mineral.molweight
453.91 g/mol
Mineral.strunz
8.AB.25
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/a
Mineral.color
Golden yellow
Mineral.mohs
4
Mineral.gravity
5.37–5.47
Mineral.diaphaneity
Translucent

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Aerugite - Bunsenite - Xanthiosite.jpg
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IMA Mineral Symbol
Xth
chemical formula
Ni₃(AsO₄)₂
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
8.AB.25
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
8.AB.25
Commons category
Xanthiosite
Mohs' hardness
4
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VII/A.08
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Xanthiosite is a nickel arsenate mineral. It was first discovered in Germany in 1858 and named by Gilbert Joseph Adam in 1869.

==Deposits== The type locality of Xanthiosite is Johanngeorgenstadt, it may also be found in Greece.

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