Strunzite
Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 • 6H2O [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for Hugo Strunz (1910-), mineralogist, Berlin, who authored the Strunz system of mineral classification.
| IMA status : | Valid species (Pre-IMA 1958) Grandfathered |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
42.11.09.01 |
| (42) Hydrated Phosphates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |
| (42.11) where (AB)4 (XO4)3 Zq · x(H2O) | |
| (42.11.09) Strunzite Group | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
08.DC.25 |
| (08) Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates | |
| (08.D) Phosphates, etc | |
| (08.DC) With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1 | |
| Crystal system: | Triclinic System |
| Point group (H-M): | 1 — pinacoidal |