An arsenide mineral is a mineral that contains arsenide as its main anion. Arsenides are grouped with the sulfides in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems.[1][2]

Examples

  • algodonite Cu6As
  • domeykite Cu3As
  • löllingite FeAs2
  • nickeline NiAs
  • rammelsbergite NiAs2
  • safflorite (Co,Fe)As2
  • skutterudite (Co,Ni)As3
  • sperrylite PtAs2

References

  1. "Dana Classification – Sulfide Minerals". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  2. "Nickel-Strunz Classification – Sulfides". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 2019-09-21.


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