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Richmondite (of Kenngott)

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Formula:
AlPO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O (approx · )
Name:After the locality of Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Inadequately analyzed and described material.

Classification of Richmondite (of Kenngott)

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Chemical Properties of Richmondite (of Kenngott)

Formula:
AlPO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O (approx · )
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, O, P

Other Names for Richmondite (of Kenngott)

Synonyms:
Gibbsite (of Hermann)
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Other Information

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 Richmondite (of Kenngott)

Reference List:

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Kenngott (1866) Viertel-jahrschr. nat. Ges. Zürich: 11: 225.

Hermann (1847) Journal für praktische Chemie, Leipzig: 40: 32 (as Gibbsite (of Hermann)).

Hermann (1849) Journal für praktische Chemie, Leipzig: 47: 1 (as Gibbsite (of Hermann)).

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.: 762-763.

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    		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: 762.
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