xanthiosite
Sign in to saveXanthiosite 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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Within Vinony's link graph, xanthiosite is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Germany, Greece and oxygen.
It is catalogued under topics including Arsenate minerals, Minerals described in 1858 and Minerals in space group 14.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- sulfur
- Image
- Aerugite - Bunsenite - Xanthiosite.jpg
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Xth
- chemical formula
- Ni₃(AsO₄)₂
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.AB.25
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.AB.25
- type locality (geology)
- St Stephen-in-Brannel
- Commons category
- Xanthiosite
- Mohs' hardness
- 4
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/A.08
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Encyclopedic overview
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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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