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Strengite-Variscite Series

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Slate Mountain Mine, Slate Mountain, Slate Mts, El Dorado Co., California, USA
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Formula:
Fe
3+
 
PO
 
4
.
 
 2H
 
2
O - Al
3+
 
PO
 
4
.
 
 2H
 
2
O
System:Orthorhombic
Series Formula:
FePO
 
4
 · 2H
 
2
O
-
AlPO
 
4
 · 2H
 
2
O
A series between Strengite and Variscite

A complete substitutional series involving Fe3+ and Al.

Classification of Strengite-Variscite Series

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Crystallography of Strengite-Variscite Series

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Chemical Properties of Strengite-Variscite Series

Other Names for Strengite-Variscite Series

Synonyms:
Variscite-Strengite Series
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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 Strengite-Variscite Series

Reference List:

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Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 44, 118, 138, 152.

Gordon (1925) Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences, Philadelphia: 77: 6.

Ulrich (1930) Rozpr. České Ak., Cl. 2, 39, no. 17.

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.: 756.

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