Ferraioloite

Ferraioloite
Ferraioloite
General
Category	Phosphate mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20
IMA symbol	Frl
Crystal system	Monoclinic
Crystal class	Prismatic (2/m) ; (same H-M symbol)
Space group	I2/m
Unit cell	a = 25.33, b = 6.30 ; c = 15.16 [Å], β = 90.93° (approximated)
Identification
References

Ferraioloite is a rare mineral^[3] with formula MgMn²⁺₄(Fe²⁺_0.5Al_0.5)₄Zn₄(PO₄)₈(OH)₄(H₂O)₂₀. It is related to the phosphate mineral falsterite. Ferraioloite was found in pegmatites of the Foote Lithium Company Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, US.^[2]^[3] The name honors James (Jim) A. Ferraiolo (1947–2014).^[4]

References

^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
^ ^a ^b Mills, S.J., Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R, MacRae, C.M., Smith, J.B., Davidson, C.J., and Glenn, A.M., 2015. Ferraioloite, IMA 2015-066. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1862; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ferraioloite: Ferraioloite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
^ Mineralienatlas: Ferraioloite

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[1] Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.

[M-2] Mills, S.J., Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R, MacRae, C.M., Smith, J.B., Davidson, C.J., and Glenn, A.M., 2015. Ferraioloite, IMA 2015-066. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1862; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864

[Mindat-3] "Ferraioloite: Ferraioloite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.

[4] Mineralienatlas: Ferraioloite

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