Köttigite [ Zn3(AsO4)2·8H2O ]

Material properties

Formula Zn3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Abbreviation Köt
Classifications Minerals containing AsO4, Minerals containing H2O
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1850
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Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group C2/m (#12)
Tags Hydrated , Mineral, Arsenate

Composition

Element Atoms
O 16
H 16
As 2
Zn 3
Total: 37

Specimens of Köttigite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0287 Nickeline CSIRO Köttigite (8.7%), Maucherite, Nickeline, Paragersdorffite, Tennantite-(Cu) 8.7