General Information:
Chemical Formula:
NaFe++4(PO4)3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 531.29 gm)
Sodium 4.33 % Na
Iron 42.05 % Fe
Phosphorus 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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