wagnerite
Sign in to saveWagnerite is a mineral, a combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium, with the formula . It occurs in pegmatite associated with other phosphate minerals. It is named after Franz Michael von Wagner (1768–1851), a German mining official in Munich.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Wagnerite
- Mineral.category
- Phosphate mineral
- Mineral.image
- Wagnerite. Werfen, Salzburg, Austria-9033.jpg
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Wag
- Mineral.strunz
- 8.BB.15
- Mineral.dana
- 41.6.2.1
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P21/a’’
- Mineral.color
- Yellow, grayish, red, reddish brown, brown, green
- Mineral.habit
- Elongate and striated prisms, tabular, massive
- Mineral.cleavage
- {100} imperfect, {120} imperfect
- Mineral.fracture
- Sub-conchoidal, splintery
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 5–5.5
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous, resinous
- Mineral.opticalprop
- Biaxial (+), colorless (transmitted light)
- Mineral.2V
- 25°–35° (measured)
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- Image
- Wagnerite. Werfen, Salzburg, Austria-9032.jpg
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- chemical formula
- Mg₂PO₄F
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.BB.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.BB.15
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Wag
- Commons category
- Wagnerite
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/B.03a
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Wagnerite | category = Phosphate mineral | image = Wagnerite. Werfen, Salzburg, Austria-9033.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | formula = | IMAsymbol = Wag | molweight = | strunz = 8.BB.15 | dana = 41.6.2.1 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) | symmetry = P21/a’’ | unit cell = | color = Yellow, grayish, red, reddish brown, brown, green | habit = Elongate and striated prisms, tabular, massive | twinning = | cleavage = {100} imperfect, {120} imperfect | fracture = Sub-conchoidal, splintery | tenacity = Brittle | mohs = 5–5.5 | luster = Vitreous, resinous | refractive = | opticalprop = Biaxial (+), colorless (transmitted light) | birefringence = | 2V = 25°–35° (measured) | pleochroism = None | streak = | gravity = 3.15 | density = 3.15 (measured), 3.15 (calculated) | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = Soluble in acids | diaphaneity = Translucent, nearly opaque | other = | references = }}
Wagnerite is a mineral, a combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium, with the formula . It occurs in pegmatite associated with other phosphate minerals. It is named after Franz Michael von Wagner (1768–1851), a German mining official in Munich.