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Name: Graftonite
Gft
IMA Chemistry: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Graftonite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1900
IMA Status: Approved,Redefined
Status Notes: Penfield S L (1900) On graftonite, a new mineral from Grafton, New Hampshire, and its intergrowth with triphylite, The American Journal of Science 159, 20-32 Chemical formula changed from (Fe^2+^,Mn^2+^,Ca)_3_(PO_4_)_2_: Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2017) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 36. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017. European Journal of Mineralogy 29, 339-344
Structural Group Name: Graftonite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2000 Million Years Ago
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