Arsenobenauite

SrFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Abnu
IMA approved
2026
Also known as
  • IMA2025-077

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Fuchs Quarry
  1. Hartkoppe
  2. Sailauf
  3. Aschaffenburg District
  4. Lower Franconia
  5. Bavaria
  6. Germany

50.0336°, 9.2731°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Trigonal
Space group
R-3m
Cell parameters
a = 7.3642(5) Å · c = 17.100(2) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
8OOxygenOxygen1415.999223.986
35.21%
26FeIronIron355.845167.535
26.34%
33AsArsenicArsenic274.922149.844
23.56%
38SrStrontiumStrontium187.62087.620
13.78%
1HHydrogenHydrogen71.0087.056
1.11%
Total636.041100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

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

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 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}
}