Xenophyllite

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Xenophyllite
General
Category Phosphate minerals
Formula Na4Fe7(PO4)6
IMA symbol Xp [1]
Strunz classification 8.AC.50
Crystal system Triclinic
Unknown space group
Identification
Formula mass 1,052.72 g/mol
Specific gravity 4.72
References [2] [3]

Xenophyllite is a rare phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na 4 Fe 7(P O 4)6.

Xenophyllite was described for an occurrence in the Augustinovka meteorite, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was approved by the IMA in 2006. [3]

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . S2CID   235729616.
  2. Xenophyllite mineral data from Webmineral Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Mindat.org Archived 2018-02-14 at the Wayback Machine