Gamagarite
Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for the locality: Along Gamagara Ridge, on Gloucester Farm, about 27 km north of Postmasburg, Cape Province, South Africa.
| IMA status : | Valid species (Pre-IMA 1943) Grandfathered |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
41.10.04.03 |
| (41) Anhydrous Phosphates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |
| (41.10) where (A++ B++)3 (XO4)2 Zq | |
| (41.10.04) Goedkenite Group | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
08.BG.05 |
| (08) Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates | |
| (08.B) Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O | |
| (08.BG) With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1 | |
| Crystal system: | Monoclinic System |
| Point group (H-M): | 2/m — prismatic |