Ludlamite
| Ludlamite | ||
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2V angle Measured: 82° | | |
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Ludlamite is a rare phosphate mineral with chemical formula (Fe,Mn,Mg)3(PO4)2·4H2O. It was first described in 1877 for an occurrence in Wheal Jane mine in Cornwall, England and named for English mineralogist Henry Ludlam (1824–1880).
Occurrence
It occurs in
hydrothermal alteration product of earlier phosphate bearing minerals in a reducing environment.[4] It occurs associated with whitlockite, vivianite, triploidite, triplite, triphylite, siderite, phosphoferrite, fairfieldite and apatite.[2]
References
- S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b Mindat.org
- ^ Webmineral.com
- ^ a b Handbook of Mineralogy
External links
Media related to ludlamite at Wikimedia Commons
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