Arsenite minerals are very rare oxygen-bearing arsenic minerals. Classical world localities where such minerals occur include the complex skarn manganese deposit at Långban ( Sweden) and the polymetallic Tsumeb deposit ( Namibia). The most often reported arsenite anion in minerals is the AsO₃³⁻ anion, present for example in reinerite Zn₃(AsO₃)₂. Unique diarsenite anions occur i. e. in leiteite Zn[As₂O₄] and paulmooreite Pb[As₂O₅]. More complex arsenites include schneiderhöhnite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃[As₅O₁₃] and ludlockite PbFe³⁺₄As₁₀O₂₂. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Nickel–Strunz classification -04- oxides

IMA-CNMNC proposes a new hierarchical scheme (Mills et al., 2009). This list uses it to modify the Classification of Nickel–Strunz ( mindat.org, 10 ed, pending publication).

• Abbreviations:
  • "*" - IMA/CNMNC status: discredited.
  • "?" - IMA/CNMNC status: questionable/doubtful.
  • "REE" - Rare-earth element (Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu)
  • "PGE" - Platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt)
  • 03.C Aluminofluorides, 06 Borates, 08 Vanadates (04.H V^[5,6] Vanadates), 09 Silicates:
    • Neso: insular (from Greek νησος nēsos, island)
    • Soro: grouping (from Greek σωροῦ sōros, heap, mound (especially of corn))
    • Cyclo: ring
    • Ino: chain (from Greek ις [genitive: ινος inos], fibre)
    • Phyllo: sheet (from Greek φύλλον phyllon, leaf)
    • Tekto: three-dimensional framework
• Nickel–Strunz code scheme: NN.XY.##x
  • NN: Nickel–Strunz mineral class number
  • X: Nickel–Strunz mineral division letter
  • Y: Nickel–Strunz mineral family letter
  • ##x: Nickel–Strunz mineral/group number, x add-on letter

Class: arsenites

• 04.H V^[5,6] Vanadates
  • 04.HB Uranyl Sorovanadates: 05 Carnotite, 05 Margaritasite; 10 Sengierite; 15 Fritzscheite, 15 Curienite, 15 Francevillite; 20 Metavanuralite, 20 Vanuralite; 25 Metatyuyamunite, 25 Tyuyamunite; 30 Strelkinite, 35 Uvanite, 40 Rauvite
  • 04.HC [6]-Sorovanadates: 05 Magnesiopascoite, 05 Lasalite, 05 Pascoite; 10 Hummerite, 15 Sherwoodite
  • 04.HD Inovanadates: 05 Rossite, 10 Metarossite, 15 Munirite, 20 Metamunirite, 25 Dickthomssenite, 30 Ansermetite
  • 04.HE Phyllovanadates: 05 Melanovanadite, 10 Shcherbinaite; 15 Hewettite, 15 Metahewettite; 20 Bokite, 20 Bariandite, 20 Corvusite, 20 Fernandinite, 20 Straczekite; 25 Haggite, 30 Doloresite, 35 Duttonite, 40 Cavoite
  • 04.HF Tektovanadates: 05 Bannermanite
  • 04.HG Unclassified V oxides: 05 Fervanite, 10 Huemulite, 15 Vanalite, 20 Simplotite, 25 Vanoxite, 30 Navajoite, 35 Delrioite, 40 Metadelrioite, 45 Barnesite, 50 Hendersonite, 55 Grantsite, 60 Lenoblite, 65 Satpaevite
• 04.J Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites
  • 04.JA Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Leiteite, 10 Reinerite, 15 Karibibite; 20 Schafarzikite, 20 Trippkeite, 20 Kusachiite; 25 Apuanite, 30 Versiliaite, 35 Schneiderhohnite, 40 Zimbabweite; 45 Ludlockite, 45 Ludlockite-(Pb)*; 50 Paulmooreite, 55 Stibivanite, 60 Chadwickite
  • 04.JB Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Fetiasite, 10 Manganarsite, 15 Magnussonite, 20 Armangite, 25 Nanlingite, 30 Asbecasite, 35 Stenhuggarite, 40 Trigonite, 45 Finnemanite, 50 Gebhardite; 55 Derbylite, 55 Graeserite, 55 Tomichite; 60 Hemloite, 65 Freedite, 70 Georgiadesite, 75 Ekatite
  • 04.JC Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Cafarsite, 10 Lazarenkoite, 15 Rouseite, 20 Vajdakite
  • 04.JD Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Nealite, 05 Nealite-(H₂O)*; 10 Seelite-1, 10 Seelite-2; 15 Tooeleite
  • 04.JE Sulfites: 05 Gravegliaite, 10 Hannebachite, 15 Orschallite, 20 Scotlandite
  • 04.JF Selenites without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Molybdomenite
  • 04.JG Selenites with additional anions, without H₂O: Prewittite; 05 Parageorgbokiite, 05 Georgbokiite; 10 Chloromenite, 15 Sofiite, 20 Ilinskite, 25 Francisite, 30 Derriksite, 35 Burnsite, 40 Allochalcoselite
  • 04.JH Selenites without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Chalcomenite; 10 Ahlfeldite, 10 Clinochalcomenite, 10 Cobaltomenite; 15 Mandarinoite, 20 Orlandiite, 25 Larisaite
  • 04.JJ Selenites with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Marthozite, 10 Guilleminite, 15 Piretite, 20 Demesmaekerite, 25 Haynesite
  • 04.JK Tellurites without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Walfordite, 05 Winstanleyite, 10 Spiroffite, 10 Zincospiroffite, 15 Balyakinite, 20 Rajite, 25 Carlfriesite, 30 Denningite, 35 Chekhovichite, 40 Smirnite, 45 Choloalite, 50 Fairbankite, 55 Plumbotellurite, 60 Magnolite, 65 Moctezumite, 70 Schmitterite, 75 Cliffordite
  • 04.JL Tellurites with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Rodalquilarite, 10 Mackayite, 15 Mroseite, 20 Pingguite, 25 Tlapallite, 30 Girdite
  • 04.JM Tellurites without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Keystoneite, 05 Kinichilite, 05 Zemannite, 10 Emmonsite, 15 Graemite, 20 Teineite
  • 04.JN Tellurites with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Sonoraite, 10 Poughite; 15 Cesbronite, 15 Cesbronite-x; 20 Eztlite, 25 Oboyerite, 30 Juabite
• 04.K Iodates
  • 04.KA Iodates without additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Lautarite
  • 04.KB Iodates with additional anions, without H₂O: 05 Salesite, 10 Schwartzembergite, 15 Seeligerite
  • 04.KC Iodates without additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Bellingerite, 10 Bruggenite
  • 04.KD Iodates with additional anions, with H₂O: 05 Dietzeite, 10 George-ericksenite
• 04.X Unclassified Strunz Oxides (Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
  • 04.XX Unknown: 00 Methane hydrate-I, 00 Methane hydrate-II, 00 Methane hydrate-H

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