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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.

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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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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.

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