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Fillowite

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite, etc.

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite, etc.

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite, etc.

Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

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About FillowiteHide

Abijah N. Fillow

Formula:

Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉

formerly given, i.a., as: {Mn²⁺}{Na₈}{Ca₄Na₄}{(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₄₃}(PO₄)₃₆; the above IMA formula is wrong

Colour:

Greenish yellow to yellow green, yellowish brown, reddish brown; colourless; colourless to yellow in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

3.43

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Member of:

Fillowite Group

Name:

Named by George J. Brush and Edward S. Dana in 1879 in honor of Abijah N. Fillow of Branchville [b. October 24, 1822 - November 10, 1895], Connecticut, USA, original owner and operator of the Branchville pegmatite and mine, as well as railroad station manager of Branchville Station, and who first collected the rare manganese phosphates that made the locality famous.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Fillowite Group. The Mn analogue of chladniite and johnsomervilleite.

Classification of FillowiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Approval history:

Formula redefitition: https://www.eur-j-mineral.net/32/275/2020/

Strunz 8th ed.:

7/A.08-20

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

8.AC.50

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Dana 7th ed.:

38.2.9.1

Dana 8th ed.:

38.2.5.1

38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)₅(XO₄)₃

Hey's CIM Ref.:

19.12.30

19 : Phosphates
12 : Phosphates of Mn

Physical Properties of FillowiteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Comment:

Sub-resinous to greasy.

Colour:

Greenish yellow to yellow green, yellowish brown, reddish brown; colourless; colourless to yellow in transmitted light.

Streak:

White

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
On {001}, nearly perfect.

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

3.43 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.48(6) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Am Min 74:918 structure

Optical Data of FillowiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.671 - 1.672 n_ε = 1.676

Birefringence:

0.005

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.005

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

r < v strong

Comments:

May be anomalously biaxial (+). 1.672, 1.672, 1.676. 2V = 30°

Chemical Properties of FillowiteHide

Formula:

Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉

formerly given, i.a., as: {Mn²⁺}{Na₈}{Ca₄Na₄}{(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₄₃}(PO₄)₃₆; the above IMA formula is wrong

IMA Formula:

Na₂CaMn²⁺₇(PO₄)₆

Elements listed:

Ca, Mn, Na, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of FillowiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3 - Rhombohedral

Space Group:

Setting:

Cell Parameters:

a = 15.25 Å, c = 43.32 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 2.841

Unit Cell V:

8,724.87 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Granular crystalline masses, rarely as tiny <<1 mm pseudo-cubic rhombohedra in intergrown columns (<< 1 mm).

Comment:

ICDD 18-516; Am Min 74:918 structure

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000842	Fillowite	Araki T, Moore P B (1981) Fillowite, Na2Ca(Mn,Fe)7(PO4)6: Its crystal structure American Mineralogist 66 827-842		1981		0	293

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O24 0.02640 0.02870 0.02840 0.01870 -0.01560 -0.00970

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
11.4 Å	(40)
8.49 Å	(20)
3.79 Å	(40)
3.02 Å	(70)
2.81 Å	(100)
2.55 Å	(60)
2.16 Å	(20)
1.888 Å	(40)

Comments:

ICDD 18-516

Type Occurrence of FillowiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Granite Pegmatite containing lithiophilite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Triploidite

Reddingite

Fairfieldite

Other Language Names for FillowiteHide

German:Fillowit

Russian:Филловит

Simplified Chinese:锰磷矿

Spanish:Fillowita

Varieties of FillowiteHide

Mg-Fillowite

Mg-rich fillowite

Relationship of Fillowite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Fillowite Group

Other Members of this group:

Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig.
Stornesite-(Y)	{(Y, Ca)}{Na₆◻₂}{(Ca,Na)₈}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₄₃}(PO₄)₃₆	Trig. 3 : R3

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Fillowite associated with Beusite	Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂ (PO₄)₂
1 photo of Fillowite associated with Heterosite	(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)PO₄
1 photo of Fillowite associated with Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)	(KNa)(Mn²⁺◻)Ca(Na₂Na)Mn²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₄)(OH)₂
1 photo of Fillowite associated with Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

8.AC.	Angarfite	NaFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
8.AC.	Wopmayite	Ca₆Na₃◻Mn(PO₄)₃(PO₃OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.X	Dyrnaesite-(La)	Na₈Ce⁴⁺(La,REE)₂(PO₄)₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Edtollite	K₂NaCu₅Fe³⁺O₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Alumoedtollite	K₂NaCu₅AlO₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.10	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Ferrohagendorfite	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Yazganite	NaFe³⁺₂(Mg,Mn²⁺)(AsO₄)₃ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.15	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AC.15	Ferrowyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Qingheiite	NaMn³⁺Mg(Al,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Rosemaryite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Wyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferrorosemaryite	◻NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.15	Qingheiite-(Fe2+)	Na₂Fe²⁺MgAl(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.18	Manitobaite	Na₁₆Mn²⁺₂₅Al₈(PO₄)₃₀	Mon. m : Pb
8.AC.20	Marićite	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
8.AC.25	Berzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Manganberzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Palenzonaite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Schäferite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	Iso.
8.AC.30	Brianite	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.35	Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
8.AC.40	Olgite	(Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
8.AC.40	Bario-olgite	(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂ ·	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.45	Strontiowhitlockite	Sr₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
8.AC.45	Ferromerrillite	Ca₉NaFe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.50	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig.
8.AC.50	Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Stornesite-(Y)	{(Y, Ca)}{Na₆◻₂}{(Ca,Na)₈}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₄₃}(PO₄)₃₆	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Xenophyllite	Na₄Fe²⁺₇(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.55	Harrisonite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)₆(PO₄)₂(SiO₄)₂	Trig.
8.AC.60	Kosnarite	KZr₂(PO₄)₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.65	Panethite	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.70	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.75	Ronneburgite	K₂MnV₄O₁₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.80	Tillmannsite	Ag₃Hg[(V,As)O₄]	Tet. 4 : I4
8.AC.85	Filatovite	K(Al,Zn)₂(As,Si)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m

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38.2.5.2	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig.
38.2.5.3	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3

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19.12.1	Metaswitzerite	Mn²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.2	Bermanite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.3	Natrophilite	NaMn²⁺PO₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
19.12.4	Sidorenkite	Na₃Mn²⁺(CO₃)(PO₄)	Mon.
19.12.5	Niahite	(NH₄)(Mn²⁺,Mg)(PO₄) · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
19.12.6	Robertsite	Ca₂Mn³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
19.12.7	Pararobertsite	Ca₂Mn³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.8	Sinkankasite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₃OH)₂(OH) · 6H₂O	Tric.
19.12.9	Mangangordonite	Mn²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric.
19.12.10	Heterosite	(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)PO₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
19.12.11	Purpurite	Mn³⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
19.12.12	Wolfeite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.13	Triploidite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.14	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet.
19.12.15	Frondelite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
19.12.16	Rockbridgeite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
19.12.17	Kryzhanovskite	(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂(OH,H₂O)₃	Orth.
19.12.18	Landesite	Mn²⁺_3-xFe³⁺_x(PO₄)₂(OH)_x · (3-x)H₂O	Orth.
19.12.19	Phosphoferrite	(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂ · 3H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
19.12.20	Reddingite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂ · 3H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
19.12.21	Earlshannonite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
19.12.22	Hureaulite	Mn²⁺₅(PO₃OH)₂(PO₄)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.23	Switzerite	Mn²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 7H₂O	Mon.
19.12.24	Laueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
19.12.25	Pseudolaueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.26	Strunzite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
19.12.27	Stewartite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
19.12.28	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
19.12.29	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.31	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig.
19.12.32	Wicksite	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₄MgFe³⁺(PO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
19.12.33	Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)	(KNa)(Mn²⁺◻)Ca(Na₂Na)Mn²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₄)(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.34	Sarcopside	(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₃(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.35	Ludlamite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.36	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.37	Wilhelmvierlingite	CaMnFe³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH) · 2H₂O	Orth.
19.12.38	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
19.12.39	Beusite	Mn²⁺Mn²⁺₂ (PO₄)₂	Mon.
19.12.40	Messelite	Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
19.12.41	Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)	{Ca}{Mn²⁺}{Fe²⁺₂}{Fe³⁺₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.42	Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)	{Ca}{Mn²⁺}{Mn²⁺₂}{Fe³⁺₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.43	Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)	{Ca}{Mn²⁺}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂}{Fe³⁺₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.44	Keckite	CaMn²⁺(Fe³⁺Mn²⁺)Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₃ · 7H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.45	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
19.12.46	Laubmannite
19.12.47	Zodacite	Ca₄Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 12H₂O	Mon.
19.12.48	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.49	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
19.12.50	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.51	Griphite	Na₄Li₂Ca₆(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₁₉Al₈(PO₄)₂₄(F,OH)₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
19.12.52	Attakolite	CaMn²⁺Al₄(SiO₃OH)(PO₄)₃(OH)₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
19.12.53	Arrojadite-(KFe)	(KNa)(Fe²⁺◻)Ca(Na₂◻)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂	Mon.
19.12.54	Lun'okite	(Mn,Ca)(Mg,Fe,Mn)Al(PO₄)₂OH · 4H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
19.12.55	Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
19.12.56	Ernstite	(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)Al(PO₄)(OH,O)₂ · H₂O	Mon.
19.12.57	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Ccc2
19.12.58	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
19.12.59	Qingheiite	NaMn³⁺Mg(Al,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.60	Whiteite-(CaFeMg)	{Ca}{(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)}{Mg₂}{Al₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.61	Whiteite-(CaMnMg)	{Ca}{Mn²⁺}{Mg₂}{Al₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m
19.12.62	Whiteite-(MnFeMg)	{(Mn²⁺,Ca)}{(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)}{Mg₂}{Al₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
19.12.63	Rittmannite	{(Mn²⁺,Ca)}{Mn²⁺}{(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₂}{(Al,Fe³⁺)₂}(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon.
19.12.64	Zanazziite	Ca₂Mg₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
19.12.65	Samuelsonite	(Ca,Ba)Ca₈Fe²⁺₂Mn²⁺₂Al₂(PO₄)₁₀(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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Brush and Dana (1879) American Journal of Science: 17: 363.

Brush and Dana (1879) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 3: 578.

Brush and Dana (1890) American Journal of Science: 39: 215 (Wells' analysis).

Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 75.

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.: 719-720.

American Mineralogist (1965) 50:1647.

American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 827-842.

https://www.eur-j-mineral.net/32/275/2020/

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Canada
Manitoba Cross Lake North Group ⓘ Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim)	Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 36,pp. 367-376 (1998)
Nova Scotia Yarmouth Co. ⓘ Brazil Lake pegmatite	Hughes, Steven G. (1995) Internal Zonation and Mineralogy of the Brazil Lake Pegmatite. Unpublished B.Sc. Thesis, Saint Mary's University.

China
Xinjiang Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture) Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.) ⓘ Unnamed pegmatite occurrence	Ma Zhesheng, Shi Nicheng, and Ye Danian (2005): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 48(5), 635-646.

France
Occitanie Pyrénées-Orientales Céret Argelès-sur-Mer ⓘ Château de Valmy	FONTAN, F. (1971) Pegmatites phospholithinifères des massifs d'Arize, d'Aston et des Albères. Thèse 3ème cycle Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, p 87-99
ⓘ Pegmatite field	BERBAIN. C, IOB. S, ROATTINO. T, RILEY. T, (2016). Phosphates des pegmatites du massif des Albères 2ème partie : zones minéralisées. Ed Association française de Microminéralogie,

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Ząbkowice Śląskie County Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie Szklary ⓘ Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary pegmatite)	Pieczka, A., Biagioni, C., Gołębiowska, B., Jeleń, P., Pasero, M., & Sitarz, M. (2018). Parafiniukite, Ca2Mn3 (PO4) 3Cl, a New Member of the Apatite Supergroup from the Szklary Pegmatite, Lower Silesia, Poland: Description and Crystal Structure. Minerals, 8(11), 485.

Rwanda
Western Province ⓘ Kiluli	Jaroslav Hyrsl and Excalibur Mineral Co. specimens
Ngororero District Muhororo ⓘ Buranga pegmatite	Daltry, V.D.C. and von Knorring, O. (1998) Type-mineralogy of Rwanda with particular reference to the Buranga pegmatite. Geologica Belgica: 1: 9-15.
ⓘ Rusororo pegmatite	Can Mineral April 1998 v. 36 no. 2 p. 355-366

Spain
Catalonia Girona Cadaqués ⓘ Cap de Creus (Cabo de Creus)	Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Ed. Museu Mollfulleda de Mineralogia - Grup Mineralògic Català, 269 p.

Uganda
Central Region Masaka ⓘ Kabira	American Mineralogist, Volume 66, pages 827-842, 1981

USA
Arizona Yavapai Co. ⓘ White Picacho Mining District	London, D., Burt, D.M. (1982) Alteration of spodumene, montebrasite and lithiophilite in pegmatites of the White Picacho district, Arizona. American Mineralogist: 67: 97-113.
Connecticut Fairfield County Redding (Reading) Branchville ⓘ Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine) (TL)	Brush and Dana (1878); American Mineralogist (1946): 31: 329-345; 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: 720.; Rocks & Minerals (1995) 70:396-409
New Hampshire Cheshire Co. Sullivan ⓘ Sullivan Quarry ?	unverified Rob Lavinsky specimen
Wisconsin Florence Co. Fern Pine River pegmatites ⓘ Animikie Red Ace pegmatite	Falster, A. , W.B. Simmons & P.B. Moore (1988) Fillowite, Lithiophilite, Heterosite/Purpurite and Allvaudite--Varulite Group Minerals from a Pegmatite in Florence County, WI, Abst. 15th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Rocks and Minerals: 63(6) p. 455. Falster, A. , W.B. Simmons & P.B. Moore (1996) The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Animikie Red Ace pegmatite in Florence County, Wisconsin: Recent Research Developments in Mineralogy: 1: 7-67.
ⓘ King-X pegmatite	Richardson, P., A.U. Falster & W. B. Simmons (1996) A new locality for nigerite in Florence County, Wisconsin: Mineral News: July, 1996, page 4.

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