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Althausite

Phosphates orthorhombic #0132

Althausite is a mineral species described as phosphate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F,☐)
Strunz code 8.BB.25
Class Phosphates
Crystal system orthorhombic
Type locality Tingelstadtjern quarry
Named after
Streak
Althausite specimen
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Composition varies — this species has no single resolved formula.

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³