Spheniscidite, a new phosphate mineral from Elephant Island, British Antarctic Territory
ABSTRACT. Spheniscidite is a new phosphate mineral occurring in a soil profile in an area of nesting penguins on Elephant Island. It is the NH4-dominant analogue of leucophosphite and has the formula (NH4,K)(Fe3+,AlJz (P04MOH) ' 2HzO. It is monoclinic, P2,fn with unit cell parameters a 9.75, b
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Summary: | ABSTRACT. Spheniscidite is a new phosphate mineral occurring in a soil profile in an area of nesting penguins on Elephant Island. It is the NH4-dominant analogue of leucophosphite and has the formula (NH4,K)(Fe3+,AlJz (P04MOH) ' 2HzO. It is monoclinic, P2,fn with unit cell parameters a 9.75, b |
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