Scorodite

Scorodite

Scorodite is a common hydrated iron arsenate mineral, with the chemical formula FeAsO4·2H2O. It is found in hydrothermal deposits and as a secondary mineral in gossans worldwide. Scorodite weathers to limonite.

Scorodite was discoverd in the Schwarzenberg, Saxony district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Named from the Greek "Scorodion", "garlicky". When heated it smells of garlic, which gives it the name.

References

* Palache, C., H. Berman, and C. Frondel (1951) Dana’s system of mineralogy, (7th edition), v. II, pp. 763–767
* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3595.html Mindat data]
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Scorodite.shtml Webmineral data]
* [http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/scorodite.pdf Mineral Data Publishing]


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