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Name: Plimerite
Pme
IMA Chemistry: Zn2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Plimerite contains elements:
Zinc (Zn)
Iron (Fe)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Australia
Year First Published: 2008
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Elliot P, Kolitsch U, Giester G, Libowitzky E, McCammon C, Pring A, Birch W D, Brugger J (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral - plimerite, ZnFe^3+^_4_(PO_4_)_3_(OH)_5_ - the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, Mineralogical Magazine 73, 131-148 Chemical formula revised from ZnFe^3+^_4_(PO_4_)_3_(OH)_5_: Grey I E, Kampf A R, Keck E, Cashion J D, MacRae C M, Gozukara Y, Peterson V K, Shanks F L (2019) The rockbridgeite group approved and a new member, ferrorockbridgeite, (Fe^2+^,Mn^2+^)_2_(Fe^3+^)_3_(PO_4_)_3_(OH)_4_(H_2_O), described from the Hagendorf Süd pegmatite, Oberpfalz, Bavaria. European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 389-397
Structural Group Name: Rockbridgeite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 1861 Million Years Ago
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