Chemistry:Xenophyllite

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Xenophyllite
General
CategoryPhosphate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na
4
Fe
7
(PO
4
)
6
Strunz classification8.AC.50
Crystal systemTriclinic
Unknown space group
Identification
Formula mass1,052.72 g/mol
Specific gravity4.72
References[1][2]

Xenophyllite is a rare phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na4Fe7(PO4)6.

Xenophyllite was described for an occurrence in the Augustinovka meteorite, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine . It was approved by the IMA in 2006.[2]

References

  1. Xenophyllite mineral data from Webmineral
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mindat.org
  3. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W.