Allanpringite

Allanpringite is a phosphate mineral named after Australian mineralogist Allan Pring, South Australian Museum. Allanpringite is a Fe3+ analogue Al-phosphate mineral wavellite, but it has a different crystal symmetry – monoclinic instead of orthorhombic in wavellite. It forms needle-like crystals, which are always twinned and form parallel bundles up to about 2 mm long. They are often found in association with other iron phosphates in abandoned iron mines.[1][3]

Allanpringite
Picture width 4 mm
General
CategoryPhosphate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
Strunz classification8.DC.50
Dana classification42.10.02.02
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP21/n
Unit cella = 9.777, b = 7.358
c = 17.83 [Å]; β = 92.19°; Z = 4
Identification
Formula mass498.07 g/mol
ColorPale brownish yellow
Crystal habitAcicular
Cleavage{hk0} perfect, {010} good
FractureIrregular/uneven
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness3
LusterVitreous
StreakPale yellowish white
DiaphaneityTranslucent to transparent
Specific gravity2.54 (meas.), 2.583 (calc.)
Optical propertiesBiaxial (+)
Refractive indexnα = 1.662
nβ = 1.675
nγ = 1.747
Birefringence0.085
2V angle48° (calc.)
References[1][2]

References

  1. Allanpringite. Mindat
  2. Allanpringite. Webmineral
  3. Kolitsch, U., Bernhardt, H.J., Lengauer, C.L., Blass, G., and Tillmanns, E., 2006. Allanpringite, Fe3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O, a new ferric iron phosphate from Germany, and its close relation to wavellite. European Journal of Mineralogy 18, 793-801
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