Amblygonite

Image

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

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Properties

Formula LiAl(PO4)F
Abbreviation Aby
Classifications Amblygonite (group), Minerals containing PO4
Luminescence emitters Fe, Mn, Triplet-singlet
Spectra Reflectance (1)
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

References

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Prokofiev 1981 1 0 0
CSIRO Reflectance 2025b 0 1 0
Tarashchan 1978 3 0 0