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https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-375-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-375-2022
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17 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2022

Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 8H2O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia

Peter Elliott, Ian E. Grey, William G. Mumme, Colin M. MacRae, and Anthony R. Kampf

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Elliott, P., Grey, I. E., MacRae, C. M., Kampf, A. R., and Davidson, C.: Penriceite, [Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2F6]  H2O, the F-analogue of aldermanite, from the Penrice marble quarry, South Australia, Aust. J. Mineral., 23, 6–12, 2022. 
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This paper describes the characterisation of a new mineral from a South Australian phosphate quarry. The characterisation included chemical analyses, infrared spectroscopy, and a determination and refinement of the crystal structure. The results showed that the mineral has a unique crystal chemistry, but it is closely related to the well-known phosphate mineral crandallite.