Chemistry:Afmite

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Afmite
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Afmite crystals found in France
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Al3(OH)4(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O

Afmite (IMA symbol: Afm[1]) is phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Al3(OH)4(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O. It is named for the French mineralogy group Association Française de Microminéralogie, or AFM for short.[2]

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  2. Afmite on mindat.org

External links

  • Afmite on the Handbook of Mineralogy