Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Fuchs Quarry
- Hartkoppe
- Sailauf
- Aschaffenburg District
- Lower Franconia
- Bavaria
- Germany
50.0336°, 9.2731°
1recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Crystallography
- Space group
- R-3m
- Cell parameters
- a = 7.3642(5) Å · c = 17.100(2) Å
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- IMA2025-077
In other languages
- Catalan
- arsenobenauita
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.8.BL
- 8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
- 8.BPhosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2ODivision
- 8.BLWith medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1Group
- 8.BLArsenobenauiteSpecies
Group, growth & confusion
- BenauiteSrFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6Mineral—
CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6Mineral—
EylettersiteTh0.75Al3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
Florencite-(Nd)NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
Florencite-(Sm)SmAl3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
GalloplumbogummitePb(Ga,Al,Ge)3(PO4)2(OH)6Mineral—
GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6Mineral—
GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6Mineral—
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- —Kampf, A.R., Möhn, G., Ma, C., Désor, J. and Blaß, G. (2026) Arsenobenauite, IMA 2025-077. CNMNC Newsletter 89, Mineralogical Magazine, 90, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10199
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Arsenobenauite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/arsenobenauite-499365},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}