Amblygonite

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Faceted amblygonite gem, from Ceará, Brazil. Specimen M 36903, Museums Victoria.

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Properties

Formula LiAl(PO4)F
Abbreviation Aby
Classification Amblygonite (group)
Luminescence emitter Mn
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1818
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Crystal symmetry Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Tags Mineral, Phosphate , Orthophosphate

Composition

Element Wt%
H 0.17
Li 3.44
Na 3.8
Al 17.82
P 20.46
O 44.91
F 9.41
Total: 100.01

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Prokofiev 1981 1 0 0