Francolite

Francolite
Francolite
	Francolite found in Russia
General
Category	Phosphate minerals
Formula; (repeating unit)	(Ca,Mg,Sr,Na)10(PO4,SO4,CO3)6F2-3

Francolite is a carbonate rich variety of the mineral fluorapatite^[1] and is present in most sedimentary phosphorites. It has a variable chemical composition which can be represented by (Ca,Mg,Sr,Na)₁₀(PO₄,SO₄,CO₃)₆F_2-3.^[2] The mineral was named after its occurrence at , Whitchurch, Tavistock District, Devon, England.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b http://www.mindat.org/min-4910.html Mindat.org
^ R. A. Benmore, M. L. Coleman, and J. M. McArthur, Origin of is sedimentary francolite from its sulphur and carbon isotope composition. Nature 302: 516, 1983 [1]

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[Mindat-1] ttp://www.mindat.org/min-4910.html Mindat.org

[2] R. A. Benmore, M. L. Coleman, and J. M. McArthur, Origin of is sedimentary francolite from its sulphur and carbon isotope composition. Nature 302: 516, 1983 [1]

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