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Schneiderhöhnite specimens for sale
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Schneiderhöhnite is a mineral in the oxide-arsenate family, characterized by an iron-rich composition and a brownish to orange-brown hue. Crystals are usually platy to prismatic with a metallic to sub-metallic lustre, displaying a streak consistent with its metallic appearance. The mineral often forms in layered hydrothermal envelopes associated with other arsenates and oxides, and finer specimens show well-developed, radiant aggregates that highlight its color and reflective surfaces.
- Formula
- Fe2+Fe3+3As5O13
- Rarity
- Rare
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- High Interest
- Classification notes
- Arsenite; Strunz 4.JA arsenites, antimonites and bismuthites
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- triclinic
- Mohs hardness
- 3–3.5
- Specific gravity
- 4.1–4.3
- Luster
- submetallic
- Transparency
- opaque
- Color
- black
- Streak
- brown, black
- Fracture
- uneven
- Crystal habit
- tabular, massive, granular
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Top localities
- Tsumeb2 specimens
About Schneiderhöhnite
Among the most notable specimens come from Namibia and Chile, where stable, well-formed crystals have been recovered from hydrothermal vein systems and altered rock environments. Collectors value Schneiderhöhnite for its distinctive coloration and crystal habit, which contrasts with more common arsenate minerals. Its composition, combining ferric and ferrous iron with arsenate groups, gives it an intriguing chemical signature that complements other iron- and arsenate-rich minerals in a collection.
