Formula :
Fe3+[AsO4] * 2 H2O
System: orthorhombic Hardness:3½-4 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/C.9-80 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Named in 1818 by Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt from the Greek σκορόδιου = "Scorodion" Garlic-like, due to the smell when heated.
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