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Schneiderhöhnite, Schneiderhohnite

Year of discovery: 1973 (Tsumeb mine, Namibia), 2001 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of schneiderhöhnite

• Fe₄As₅O₁₃
• [Fe²⁺][Fe³⁺₃][As₅O₁₃]^11-

• Class: Arsenite

• Color: Black, Brownish black
• Streak: Brown
• Luster: Sub-Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {100} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3
• Density: 4.3

• System: Triclinic
• Group: (-1), P(-1)
• Lattice: a=9.0, b=10.1, c=9.2, α=63.1, β=116.2, γ=81.7