Name: | Alluaudite Ald |
IMA Chemistry: | [box]NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Alluaudite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Manganese (Mn) Iron (Fe) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | France |
Year First Published: | 1848 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Damour A A (1848) Sur un nouveau phosphate de fer, de manganèse et de soude, l'alluaudite, trouvé dans le département de la Haute-Vienne, Annales des Mines 13, 341-350 Redefined: Moore P B, Ito J (1979) Alluaudites, wyllieites, arrojadites: crystal chemistry and nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine 43, 227-235 Chemical formula changed from (Na,Ca)(Mn,Mg,Fe^2+^)(Fe^3+^,Mn^2+^)_2_(PO_4_)_3_: Hatert F (2019) A new nomenclature scheme for the alluaudite supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 807-822 |
Structural Group Name: | Alluaudite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | alluaudite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2772 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 5.25 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.45 |
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