Steinmetzite is a very rare phosphate mineral with formula Zn2Fe(PO4)2(OH)•3H2O. It was discovered among pegmatites of Hagendorf in Germany,[2][3] that are famous for rare phosphate minerals.[4] Steinmetzite is chemically related to phosphophyllite and other zinc iron phosphates, namely plimerite and zinclipscombite.[5][6]
| Steinmetzite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Phosphate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Zn2Fe(PO4)2(OH)•3H2O |
| IMA symbol | Snm[1] |
| Crystal system | Triclinic |
| Crystal class | Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P1 |
| Identification | |
| References | [2][3] |
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.
- ^ a b Grey, I.E., Keck, E., Kampf, A.R., Mumme, W.G., MacRae, C.M., Gable, R.W., Glenn, A.M., and Davidson, C.J., 2015. Steinmetzite, IMA 2015-081. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1863; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
- ^ a b "Steinmetzite: Steinmetizte mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Plimerite: Plimeite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Zinclipscombite: Zinclipscombite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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