Galileiite
NaFe2+4(PO4)3 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1997 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
38.02.05.04 (This Dana# Added) |
| (38) Anhydrous Phosphates, etc | |
| (38.02) (A+ B++)5 (XO4)3 | |
| (38.02.05) Fillowite Group | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
08.AC.50 |
| (08) Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates | |
| (08.A) Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O | |
| (08.AC) With medium-sized and large cations | |
| Crystal system: | Trigonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 3 — rhombohedral |