Nickel–Strunz 9 ed mineral class number 8 (isolated tetrahedral units, mainly)
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Phosphate minerals contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO43−) anion, sometimes with arsenate (AsO43−) and vanadate (VO43−) substitutions, along with chloride (Cl−), fluoride (F−), and hydroxide (OH−) anions, that also fit into the crystal structure.
The phosphate class of minerals is a large and diverse group, however, only a few species are relatively common.
Phosphateminerals contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO43−) anion, sometimes with arsenate (AsO43−) and vanadate (VO43−) substitutions,...
The term calcium phosphate refers to a family of materials and minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with inorganic phosphate anions. Some so-called...
Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non-detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphateminerals. The phosphate content of...
Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) is a phosphatemineral with formula: NH4MgPO4·6H2O. Struvite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system as white...
soil minerals. Phosphates which are found in fertilizers, sewage and detergents, can cause pollution in lakes and streams. Over-enrichment of phosphate in...
is a constituent of calcium phosphate kidney stones. Remineralisation of tooth enamel involves the reintroduction of mineral ions into demineralised enamel...
Apatite is a group of phosphateminerals, usually hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, with high concentrations of OH−, F− and Cl− ion, respectively...
million tons of high grade rock phosphatemineral today, 90% of which goes into the production of diammonium phosphate.[citation needed] Excess application...
phyllon 'leaf', and phosphate) is a rare mineral with the chemical formula Zn2Fe(PO4)2·4H2O, composed of hydrated zinc phosphate. It is highly prized...
Dicalcium phosphate is the calcium phosphate with the formula CaHPO4 and its dihydrate. The "di" prefix in the common name arises because the formation...
Fluorapatite, often with the alternate spelling of fluoroapatite, is a phosphatemineral with the formula Ca5(PO4)3F (calcium fluorophosphate). Fluorapatite...
(hydrated calcium uranyl phosphate), with formula Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10–12H2O, is a yellow-greenish fluorescent phosphatemineral with a hardness of 2–2+1⁄2...
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It...
Aluminium phosphate is a chemical compound. In nature it occurs as the mineral berlinite. Many synthetic forms of aluminium phosphate are known. They...
Diammonium phosphate (DAP; IUPAC name diammonium hydrogen phosphate; chemical formula (NH4)2(HPO4) is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts...
Purpurite is a manganese phosphatemineral with the formula MnPO4, with varying amounts of iron depending upon its source. It occurs in color ranges from...
Monosodium phosphate (MSP), also known as monobasic sodium phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula...
relatively common mineral with the chemical formula Cu[(UO2)(PO4)]2(H2O)12. It is a radioactive, hydrated green copper uranyl phosphate, found in granites...
phosphoric acid A number of copper phosphateminerals, including : Turquoise, a hydrated basic copper aluminium phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O Pseudomalachite...
Lazulite ((Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2) is a blue, phosphatemineral containing magnesium, iron, and aluminium phosphate. Lazulite forms one endmember of a solid...
Vivianite (Fe2+ 3(PO 4) 2·8H 2O) is a hydrated iron phosphatemineral found in a number of geological environments. Small amounts of manganese Mn2+, magnesium...
HCl As a food additive, dipotassium phosphate is used in imitation dairy creamers, dry powder beverages, mineral supplements, and starter cultures. It...
reddish-brown phosphatemineral that contains rare-earth elements. Due to variability in composition, monazite is considered a group of minerals. The most...
Wavellite is an aluminium basic phosphatemineral with formula Al3(PO4)2(OH, F)3·5H2O. Distinct crystals are rare, and it normally occurs as translucent...
dynamics tend to immobilize phosphate in mineral complexes or organic ligands reducing the availability to plants. Phosphates are also lost to the soil...
Tricalcium phosphate (sometimes abbreviated TCP), more commonly known as Calcium phosphate, is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid with the chemical formula...
Trisodium phosphate (TSP) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na3PO4. It is a white, granular or crystalline solid, highly soluble in water...
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