Chemistry:Senegalite
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Short description: Mineral
| Senegalite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Al2(PO4)(OH)3⋅3H2[1] |
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| Color | Colorless, Light yellow[2] |
Senegalite is a rare aluminum phosphate. It is a hydrated hydroxy phosphate of aluminum. It is named after Senegal, the country in which it was first found to occur.[4][5]
The molecular structure of the phosphate mineral senegalite is Al2(PO4)(OH)3⋅3H2O.[6][5]
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References
- ↑ Keegan, T. D. (December 1979). "Senegalite, Al2(OH)3(H2O)(PO4), a novel structure type". American Mineralogist 64 (11–12): 1243–1247. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article-abstract/64/11-12/1243/40999/Senegalite-Al2-OH-3-H2O-PO4-a-novel-structure-type.
- ↑ "Senegalite Mineral Data". http://webmineral.com/data/Senegalite.shtml.
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ "Mineralienatlas - Fossilienatlas" (in de). https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?lang=de&mineral=Senegalit.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Senegalite". Mineral Data Publishing 4. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/senegalite.pdf.
- ↑ Frost, Ray L.; López, Andrés; Xi, Yunfei; Murta, Natália; Scholz, Ricardo (2013). "molecular structure of the phosphate mineral senegalite Al2(PO4)(OH)3⋅3H2O – A vibrational spectroscopic study" (in English). Journal of Molecular Structure. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.05.061. ISSN 0022-2860. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.05.061.
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