PHOSPHATES

 

The phosphate minerals have one or more phosphate anions (PO4-3).

 

 

  Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

 

  Pyromorphite (Pb5(PO4)3Cl)

 

  Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·5H2O)

 

  Wavellite (Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O)

 

  Variscite (Al(PO4)·2H2O)

 

  Scholzite (CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O)

 

  Metatorbernite (Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O)

 

  Autunite & Meta-autunite

  (Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·11H2O & Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·6-8H2O)

 

  Purpurite (MnPO4)

 

  Brazilianite (NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4)

 

 

 

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