Afmite 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]
| Afmite | |
|---|---|
 Afmite crystals found in France | |
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Al3(OH)4(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O |
| IMA symbol | Afm[1] |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Afmite Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org
External links
edit- Afmite on the Handbook of Mineralogy
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