Xenophyllite

Xenophyllite
General
Category Phosphate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na4Fe7(PO4)6
Strunz classification 8.AC.50
Crystal system Triclinic
Identification
Formula mass 1,052.72 g/mol
Crystal symmetry Triclinic - pinacoidal
Specific gravity 4.72
References [1][2]

Xenophyllite is a rare phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na4Fe7(PO4)6.

Xenophyllite was described for an occurrence in the Augustinovka meteorite, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was approved by the IMA in 2006.[2]

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