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Lipscombite

Year of discovery: 1953 (Sapucaia mine (Proberil mine), Brazil), 1988 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of lipscombite

• Fe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
• (Fe²⁺,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂
• [Fe²⁺][Fe³⁺₂][(OH)₂|(PO₄)₂]^8-

• Class: Lipscombite group
• Class: Phosphate - Hydroxide

• (Fe,Mn) => Zn: Zinclipscombite

• Color: Grayish green
• Luster: Resinous
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Density: 3.7

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 422, P4₁2₁2
• Lattice: a=5.4, c=12.8