# Xanthiosite

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{{Infobox mineral
| name        = Xanthiosite
| category    = [Arsenate mineral](/source/Arsenate_mineral)
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| image       = Aerugite-154934 cropped.jpg
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| caption     = Xanthiosite and [aerugite](/source/aerugite)
| formula     = [Ni](/source/Nickel)<sub>3</sub>([As](/source/Arsenic)[O](/source/Oxygen)<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
| IMAsymbol   = Xth<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}</ref>
| molweight   = 453.91 g/mol
| strunz      = 8.AB.25
| system      = [Monoclinic](/source/Monoclinic)
| class       = Prismatic (2/m) <br/><small>(same [H-M symbol](/source/H-M_symbol))</small>
| symmetry    = ''P''2<sub>1</sub>/a
| color       = Golden yellow
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| mohs        = 4
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| gravity     = 5.37–5.47
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| diaphaneity = Translucent
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| references  =<ref>[http://webmineral.com/data/Xanthiosite.shtml Xanthiosite mineral data from Webmineral]</ref><ref name=Mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/min-4327.html Mindat.org]</ref>
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'''Xanthiosite''' is a [nickel](/source/nickel) [arsenate](/source/arsenate) mineral. It was first discovered in [Germany](/source/Germany) in 1858{{cn|date=October 2024}} and named by [Gilbert Joseph Adam](/source/Gilbert_Joseph_Adam) in 1869.<ref name=Mindat/>

==Deposits==
The type locality of Xanthiosite is [Johanngeorgenstadt](/source/Johanngeorgenstadt),<ref name=Mindat/> it may also be found in [Greece](/source/Greece).{{cn|date=October 2024}}

==References==
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Category:Arsenate minerals
Category:Nickel minerals
Category:Monoclinic minerals
Category:Minerals in space group 14
Category:Minerals described in 1858

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