millisite
Sign in to saveMillisite is a rare phosphate mineral. The mineral was named after Mr. F. T. Millis of Lehi, Utah. Millisite can be found in altered phosphate deposits.
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It is catalogued under the topic Phosphate minerals.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.DL.10
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
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- Millisite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Mill
- chemical formula
- NaCaAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₉·3H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/D.13
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Millisite is a rare phosphate mineral. The mineral was named after Mr. F. T. Millis of Lehi, Utah. Millisite can be found in altered phosphate deposits.
== Occurrence == Millisite was originally only known to occur in Fairfield, Utah and Thiès, Sénégal. It has since been identified in the Bone Valley Formation of Florida, where it forms a major component of the aluminum phosphate zone.
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