Arsenobismite Mineral Data

General Arsenobismite Information
Chemical Formula:	Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 607.90 gm
	Bismuth 68.75 % Bi 76.65 % Bi₂O₃
	Arsenic 12.32 % As 18.90 % As₂O₅
	Hydrogen 0.50 % H 4.45 % H₂O
	Oxygen 18.42 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Bi₂(AsO₄)(OH)₃
Environment:	Oxidized ore at the 200 m level. An inadequately described species. Discredited as being a preisingerite-rich concentrate with atelestite and beudantite.
IMA Status:	Discredited IMA 1999
Locality:	Mammoth mine, Tintic District, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named in 1916 for it's composition.
Name Pronunciation:	Arsenobismite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	Discredited
	IMA1998-E