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Name: Heterosite
Het
IMA Chemistry: Fe3+(PO4)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Heterosite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: France
Year First Published: 1826
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Alluaud F (1826) Notices sur l'hétérosite, l'hureaulite (fer et manganèse phosphatés), et sur quelques autres minéraux du département de la Haute-Vienne, Anneles des Sciences Naturelles 8, 334-354
Structural Group Name: Olivine
Fleischer's Group Name: triphylite
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 2278 Million Years Ago
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