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 |
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Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1861 Million Years Ago |
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