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.