Steinmetzite

Steinmetzite

Steinmetzite

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Steinmetzite is a very rare phosphate mineral with formula Zn2Fe(PO4)2(OH)•3H2O. It was discovered among pegmatites of Hagendorf in Germany,[2][3] that are famous for rare phosphate minerals.[4] Steinmetzite is chemically related to phosphophyllite and other zinc iron phosphates, namely plimerite and zinclipscombite.[5][6]

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    Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
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    Grey, I.E., Keck, E., Kampf, A.R., Mumme, W.G., MacRae, C.M., Gable, R.W., Glenn, A.M., and Davidson, C.J., 2015. Steinmetzite, IMA 2015-081. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1863; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
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    "Steinmetzite: Steinmetizte mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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    "Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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    "Plimerite: Plimeite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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    "Zinclipscombite: Zinclipscombite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.


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