"Scorodite is a common hydrated iron arsenate mineral, with the chemical formula FeAsO4ยท2H2O. It is found in hydrothermal deposits and as a secondary mineral in gossans ...
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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." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)
