Wenzelite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
(Mn,Mg,Fe)H(PO4) · 2H2O ?
Colour:
Light to flesh-red; colourless in transmitted light.
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
After Hieronymus Wenzel, discoverer of the phosphate minerals at Pleystein.
An inadequately described material. Felt to be probably identical to Huréaulite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
31891
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:31891:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
51003464-44fa-4f69-9680-5abc7ecc6c4a
Physical Properties of Wenzelite
Colour:
Light to flesh-red; colourless in transmitted light.
Optical Data of Wenzelite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
Dispersion:
r < v, perceptible.
Comments:
2V medium large.
Chemical Properties of Wenzelite
Formula:
(Mn,Mg,Fe)H(PO4) · 2H2O ?
Crystallography of Wenzelite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Morphology:
Rosettes of small, intergrown crystals.
Synonyms of Wenzelite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Wenzelite
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Müllbauer (1925) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 61: 333 (as Wentzelite).
Steinmetz (1926) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie, Heidelberg, Stuttgart: I: 54.
Larsen, E.S. and Berman, H. (1934) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, Second edition, USGS Bulletin 848: 177.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 702-703.
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Localities for Wenzelite
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 702-703. |