Call number:
D63 (9)
Classification:
Phosphates
Translated title:
Strengite
Place of origin:
Bavaria, Germany
Depositional environment:
Secondary mineral formed under surface or near-surface conditions by the alteration of iron-bearing phosphates, such as Triphylite in pegmatite, or Dufrenite, or may occur in limonite ore deposits and gossans, magnetite iron ores, or rarely as a cave mineral.
Description:
Secondary mineral formed under surface or near-surface conditions by the alteration of iron-bearing phosphates, such as Triphylite in pegmatite, or Dufrenite, or may occur in limonite ore deposits and gossans, magnetite iron ores, or rarely as a cave mineral.
Chemical formula:
FePO4*2H2O
Crystal system:
Orthorhombic
Crystal schema:
Dipyramidal
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