| Name: | Calcioferrite Cfr |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Calcioferrite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Iron (Fe) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1858 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Blum J R (1858) Mineralogische Mittheilungen, Calcioferrit, eine neue Mineral-Spezies, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1858, 287-293 Chemical formula determined: Palache C, Berman H, Frondel C (1951) 42.8.9 Calcioferrite [Ca_3_Fe_3_(PO_4_)_4_(OH)_3_·8H_2_O]. in The System of Mineralogy, Volume II, Seventh Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc (New York) 976-977 Chemical formula changed to Ca_4_Fe_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 Chemical formula revised again: Dunn P J, Roberts W L, Campbell T J, Leavens P B (1983) Red montgomeryite and associated minerals from the Tip Top Pegmatite with notes on kingsmountite and calcioferrite, The Mineralogical Record 14, 195-197 |
| Structural Group Name: | Calcioferrite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | calcioferrite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 561 Million Years Ago |
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