Senegalite Explained

Formula:	Al2(PO4)(OH)3⋅3H2^[1]
Imasymbol:	Sng^[2]
Color:	Colorless, Light yellow^[3]

Senegalite is a rare aluminum phosphate. It is a hydrated hydroxy phosphate of aluminum. It is named after Senegal, the country in which it was first found to occur.^{[4] [5]}

The molecular structure of the phosphate mineral senegalite is ⋅3.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Senegalite, Al2(OH)3(H2O)(PO4), a novel structure type. American Mineralogist. December 1979. 64. 11–12. 1243–1247. Keegan. T. D..
2. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
3. Web site: Senegalite Mineral Data.
4. Web site: Mineralienatlas - Fossilienatlas. 2022-02-22. www.mineralienatlas.de. de.
5. Senegalite. Mineral Data Publishing. 4.
6. Frost. Ray L.. López. Andrés. Xi. Yunfei. Murta. Natália. Scholz. Ricardo. 2013. molecular structure of the phosphate mineral senegalite ⋅3 – A vibrational spectroscopic study. Journal of Molecular Structure. 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.05.061. English. 0022-2860.