| Kolbeckite | |
|---|---|
) Light-green spherical aggregates of microcrystals of Kolbeckite, to just over 1mm in size. Locality: Schlarbaum quarry, Klause, Bad Gleichenberg, Styria, Austria. Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm. | |
| General | |
| Category | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | ScPO4·2H2O |
| Strunz classification | 8.CD.05 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P21/n |
Kolbeckite (scandium phosphate dihydrate) is a mineral with formula: ScPO4·2H2O. It was discovered originally at Schmiedeberg, Saxony, Germany in 1926 and is named after Friedrich L. W. Kolbeck, a German mineralogist. Kolbeckite is usually found as small clusters of crystals associated with other phosphate minerals.
See also
References
- Hey, M. H.; Milton Charles; Dwornik Edward J. (1982). "Eggonite (Kolbeckite, Sterrettite), ScPO4·2H2O" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. 46 (341): 493–497. Bibcode:1982MinM...46..493H. doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.341.15. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012.
- Kolbeckite at Mindat.org
- Kolbeckite at Webmineral