Graftonite Explained

Graftonite
Category:Phosphate minerals
Strunz:8.AB.20
System:Monoclinic
Class:Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:P21/c

Graftonite is an iron(II), manganese, calcium phosphate mineral with the chemical formula . It forms lamellar to granular translucent brown to red-brown to pink monoclinic prismatic crystals. It has a vitreous luster with a Mohs hardness of 5 and a specific gravity of 3.67 to 3.7.

It was first described from its type locality of Melvin Mountain in the town of Grafton, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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