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Name: Montgomeryite
Mgm
IMA Chemistry: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Montgomeryite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Magnesium (Mg)
Aluminum (Al)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1940
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Larsen E S (1940) Overite and montgomeryite: two new mineral from Fairfield, Utah, American Mineralogist 25, 315-326 Chemical formula revised from Ca_4_Al_5_(PO_4_)_6_(OH)_5_·11H_2_O to Ca_4_Al_4_(PO_4_)_3_(OH)·7H_2_O: Mead C W, Mrose M E (1968) Solving problems in phosphate mineralogy with the electron probe. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 600-D, D204-D206
Structural Group Name: Calcioferrite
Fleischer's Group Name: calcioferrite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2970 Million Years Ago
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