General Information:
Chemical Formula:NaFe++4(PO4)3
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 531.29 gm)Sodium 4.33 %
NaIron 42.05 %
FePhosphorus 17.49 %
P Oxygen 36.14 %
O Empirical Formula: NaFe2+4(PO4)3
Environment:In troilite nodules found in meteorites.
IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:Meteorites Grant IIIB, in the Zuni Mountains, New Mexico, USA; El Sampal IIIA, Argentina: Mount Edith IIIB, western Austrailia.
Name Origin:Fro Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:None
Color:very pale amber brown.
Density:3.91
Diaphaniety:Transparent
Habits:Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,
Hardness:4 - Fluorite
Luster:Waxy
Streak:white
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