Montebrasite [ LiAl(PO4)(OH) ]

Image of Montebrasite

Material properties

Formula LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Abbreviation Mbs
Classifications Amblygonite (group), Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing PO4
Luminescence emitters Fe, Mn, O, PO4 centre, Unspecified
Spectra Reflectance (4)
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1871
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Tags Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydroxide

Composition

Element Atoms
H 1
Al 1
O 5
P 1
Li 1
Total: 9

References for Montebrasite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Prokofiev 1981; Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 7 0 0
Kuznetsov and Tarashchan 1988 5 0 0
CSIRO Reflectance 2025b 0 4 0

Specimens of Montebrasite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
M1796 Montebrasite CSIRO Montebrasite (100.0%) 100.0 1 Reflectance
M2132 Montebrasite CSIRO Amblygonite, Fluorapatite, Montebrasite (99.0%) 99.0 1 Reflectance
MT8249 Montebrasite CSIRO Amblygonite, Fluorapatite, Montebrasite (99.0%) 99.0 1 Reflectance
M2368 Montebrasite CSIRO Amblygonite, Crandallite, Montebrasite (96.0%) 96.0 1 Reflectance