Meyersite

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Name:	After H.H. Meyers, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

An inadequately described material containing substantial AlPO4 (66.33%), minor FePO4 (2.52%) and H2O (26.10%). Probably a Ferrian variscite.

Occurred as agate-like, meta-colloidal masses in cavities in lava.

Classification of Meyersite
IMA status:	Not Approved
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Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Meyersite
Reference List: - +	Elschner (1922) Kolloid-Zeitschrift, Dresden, Leipzig: 31: 94. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 761.
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Localities for Meyersite
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Honolulu Co.

Necker Island

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 761.

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