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Arsenohauchecornite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Arsenohauchecornite

Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

Arsenohauchecornite

Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Arsenohauchecornite

Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Arsenohauchecornite

Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

Arsenohauchecornite

Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Arsenohauchecornite

Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Arsenohauchecornite

Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

Arsenohauchecornite

Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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About ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Formula:

Ni₁₈Bi₃AsS₁₆

Colour:

Bronze

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

5½

Specific Gravity:

6.35

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Member of:

Hauchecornite Group

Name:

For its arsenic content and relation to hauchecornite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Hauchecornite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

301

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:301:2

IMA Classification of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1978

First published:

1980

Type description reference:

Gait, Robert I., Harris, Donald C. (1980) Arsenohauchecornite and tellurohauchecornite: new minerals in the hauchecornite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (331) 877-878 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.09

Classification of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.BB.10

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
B : With Ni

Dana 8th ed.:

3.2.5.4

3 : SULFOSALTS
2 : ø = 4

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.8.11

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
8 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Ahau	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Bronze

Hardness:

5½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=516 - 655 kg/mm² - Vickers

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

6.35 g/cm³ (Measured) 6.52 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)	R₂ (%)
470nm	41.6%	43.0%
546nm	46.2%	47.1%
589nm	48.2%	49.2%
650nm	50.8%	51.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 51.6%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Chemistry of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ni₁₈Bi₃AsS₁₆

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ni	46.513 %
Bi	27.602 %
S	22.587 %
As	3.299 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Bi, Ni, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Co,Sb

Crystallography of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.2711(2) Å, c = 10.8070(4) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.052

Unit Cell V:

1,140.09 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Tabular crystals to 20 mm.

Comment:

Point Group: 4/m 2/m 2/m, 422, 42m, or 4mm.: Space Group: I4/mmm, I422, I4m2, I42m, or I4mm

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005222	Arsenohauchecornite	Grice J D, Ferguson R B (1989) The crystal structure of arsenohauchecornite The Canadian Mineralogist 27 137-142		1989	Vermilion mine, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	0	293

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 The crystal structure of arsenohauchecornite
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.616
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Ni1   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000
Ni2   0.14501   0.14501   0.37922
Ni3   0.17109   0.17109   0.12524
Bi1   0.50000   0.00000   0.25000
Bi2   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
As   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
S1   0.34930   0.16130   0.00000
S2   0.22870   0.00000   0.24150
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Ni1 0.00780 0.00780 0.00940 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Ni2 0.01010 0.01010 0.00810 0.00070 -0.00040 -0.00040
Ni3 0.00880 0.00880 0.00870 0.00140 0.00140 0.00140
Bi1 0.00890 0.00890 0.00790 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Bi2 0.00980 0.00980 0.01020 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
As 0.00630 0.00630 0.00990 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
S1 0.00520 0.00570 0.00760 0.00090 0.00000 0.00000
S2 0.00840 0.00690 0.00850 0.00000 0.00080 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.343 Å	(53)
3.637 Å	(48)
3.253 Å	(56)
2.875 Å	(100)
2.393 Å	(66)
2.298 Å	(59)
1.862 Å	(48)

Comments:

Vermilion mine, Sudbury, Canada.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Geological Setting:

Hydrothermal Ni-Co-Cu veins.

Type Occurrence of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

General Appearance of Type Material:

Irregular masses up to 10 mm in diameter, occasionally as tabular crystals up to 2x20 mm embedded in chalcopyrite, and rarely as subhedral crystals exhibiting crystal faces several millimeters across.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M29206–M29208.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Chalcopyrite	Native Copper	Galena	Gersdorffite	Native Gold
Nickeline	Pyrite	Pyrrhotite	Sperrylite

Reference:

Synonyms of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

IMA1978-E

Other Language Names for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Dutch:Arsenohauchecorniet

French:Arsénohauchecornite

German:Arsenohauchecornit

Norwegian:Arsenohauchecornitt

Russian:Арсеногаухекорнит

Simplified Chinese:砷硫铋镍矿
硫砷铋镍矿

Spanish:Arsenohauchecornita

Traditional Chinese:砷硫鉍鎳礦

Relationship of Arsenohauchecornite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Hauchecornite Group

Other Members of Hauchecornite Group:

Arsenotučekite	Ni₁₈Sb₃AsS₁₆	Tet. 4mm : I4mm
Bismutohauchecornite	Ni₉Bi₂S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Hrabákite	Ni₉PbSbS₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Tellurohauchecornite	Ni₉Bi(Te,Bi)S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
Tučekite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

34 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
23 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Nickeline	NiAs
20 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Millerite	NiS
9 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
9 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Froodite	α-PdBi₂
7 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Gersdorffite	NiAsS
6 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Galena	PbS
2 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
2 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with Anatase	TiO₂
2 photos of Arsenohauchecornite associated with 'Electrum'	(Au,Ag)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BB.	Arsenotučekite	Ni₁₈Sb₃AsS₁₆	Tet. 4mm : I4mm
2.BB.	Hrabákite	Ni₉PbSbS₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.	'UM2007-27-S:CuFeIrNiRh'	(Ni,Fe,Cu,Rh,Ir)₁₁S₉
2.BB.	Horomanite	Fe₆Ni₃S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.	Samaniite	Cu₂Fe₅Ni₂S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
2.BB.05	Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂	Trig. 32 : R32
2.BB.05	'UM2007-30-S:Fe'	Fe₃S₂
2.BB.05	Vozhminite	(Ni,Co)₄(As,Sb)S₂	Hex.
2.BB.05	Oregonite	Ni₂FeAs₂	Hex.
2.BB.10	Hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.10	Tellurohauchecornite	Ni₉Bi(Te,Bi)S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.10	Jinxiuite	Ni₁₈Bi₂SbAsS₁₆	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
2.BB.10	Bismutohauchecornite	Ni₉Bi₂S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.10	Tučekite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.BB.15	Argentopentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BB.15	Shadlunite	(Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)₈S₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BB.15	Ferhodsite	(Fe,Rh,Ni,Ir,Cu,Pt)₉S₈	Tet.
2.BB.15	Cobaltpentlandite	Co₉S₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BB.15	'UM2002-26-S:FeNi'	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	Hex.
2.BB.15	Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BB.15	Oberthürite	Rh₃Ni₃₂S₃₂	Iso.
2.BB.15	Geffroyite	(Cu,Fe,Ag)₉(Se,S)₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BB.15	Kharaelakhite	(Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)₉S₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
2.BB.15	'Manganoshadlunite'	(Mn,Pb,Cd)(Cu,Fe)₈S₈
2.BB.15	Sugakiite	Cu(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mnm
2.BB.15	Godlevskite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	Orth. 222 : C222
2.BB.15	Wangyanite	PdNi₈S₈	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3c

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Reference List:

Gait, R. L., Harris, D. C. (1972) Hauchecornite - antimonian, arsenian and tellurian varieties. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (4) 819-825

Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf (1981) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 66 (3-4) 436-439

Grice, Joel D., Ferguson, R. B. (1989) The crystal structure of arsenohauchecornite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 27 (1) 137-142

Jambor, John L., Vanko, David A. (1990) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 75 (5-6) 706-713

(2005) Arsenohauchecornite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

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Canada
Northwest Territories Great Slave Lake Easter Island Dike ⓘ Easter-Duffy mineral occurrence	Graham et al. (2026)
Ontario Greater Sudbury Denison Township ⓘ Vermilion Mine (TL)	Gait et al. (1980)
Nipissing District Phyllis Township ⓘ Copperfields Mine (Temagami Mine)	Reiner Mielke 2014
Sudbury District ⓘ Sudbury Complex	157-158. +1 other reference

China
Guangxi Laibin Xiangzhou Co. ⓘ Longhua Ni-Co deposit	Xinmin et al. (2025)
Henan Sanmenxia Shanzhou District ⓘ Xiaoshan Au deposit	Tang et al. (2024)
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.) Wutumeiren ⓘ Xiarihamu Cu-Ni deposit	Han et al. (2020)

Germany
Thuringia Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District Unterwellenborn ⓘ Kamsdorf	Sharp square platy crystals (!) +1 other reference

Japan
Shimane Prefecture Masuda City ⓘ Tsumo mine	The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) +1 other reference

Kazakhstan
Kostanay Region Altynsarin District ⓘ Karagayly Mine	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

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Arsenohauchecornite

About ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Unique IdentifiersHide

IMA Classification of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Classification of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Mineral SymbolsHide

Physical Properties of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Optical Data of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Chemistry of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Crystallography of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Synonyms of ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Other Language Names for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Relationship of Arsenohauchecornite to other SpeciesHide

Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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References for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

Localities for ArsenohauchecorniteHide

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