SATTERLYITE


Meaning of SATTERLYITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

(Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 207.90 gm)

Magnesium 5.85 % Mg

Iron 40.29 % Fe

Phosphorus 14.90 % P

Hydrogen 0.48 % H

Oxygen 38.48 % O

Empirical Formula:

Fe2+1.5Mg0.5(PO4)(OH)

Environment:

Found in phosphatic shales. Dimorph of wolfeite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

Big Fish River, NE YT, Canada.

Name Origin:

Named for Jack Satterly (1906-), geologist at Ontario Department of Mines, Canada.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

None

Color:

light brown or light yellow.

Density:

3.68

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Habits:

Radial - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms (e.g. stibnite), Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters., Nodular - Tuberose forms havin g irregular protuberances over the surfa

Hardness:

4.5-5

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

light yellow

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