Scorodite

Scorodite
Scorodite, Gold Hill, Utah
General
Category	Arsenate minerals
Formula (repeating unit)	FeAsO4·2H2O
Strunz classification	08.CD.10

Scorodite is a common hydrated iron arsenate mineral, with the chemical formula FeAsO₄·2H₂O. It is found in hydrothermal deposits and as a secondary mineral in gossans worldwide. Scorodite weathers to limonite.

Scorodite was discovered in the Schwarzenberg, Saxony district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Named from the Greek Scorodion, "garlicky". When heated it smells of garlic, which gives it the name.

References

• Palache, C., H. Berman, and C. Frondel (1951) Dana’s system of mineralogy, (7th edition), v. II, pp. 763–767
• Mindat data
• Webmineral data
• Mineral Data Publishing