Struvite Group
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About Struvite Group
This page provides mineralogical data about Struvite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39886:8
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020109 | Struvite | Whitaker A, Jeffery J W (1970) The crystal structure of struvite, MgNH4PO4*6H2O Acta Crystallographica B26 1429-1440 |  | 1970 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0019944 | Struvite | Abbona F, Calleri M, Ivaldi G (1984) Synthetic struvite MgNH4PO4*6H2O: Correct polarity and surface features of some complementary forms Acta Crystallographica B40 223-227 | | 1984 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0009807 | Struvite | Ferraris G, Fuess H, Joswig W (1986) Neutron diffraction study of MgNH4PO4*6H2O (struvite) and survey of water molecules donating short hydrogen bonds Acta Crystallographica B42 253-258 | | 1986 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0007262 | Struvite-(K) | Graeser S, Postl W, Bojar H P, Berlepsch P, Armbruster T, Raber T, Ettinger K, Walter F (2008) Struvite-(K), KMgPO4*6H2O, the potassium equivalent of struvite - a new mineral European Journal of Mineralogy 20 629-633 | 2008 | Lengenbach, Switzerland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009654 | Struvite-(K) | Mathew M, Schroeder L W (1979) Crystal structure of a struvite analogue, MgKPO4*6H2O Acta Crystallographica B35 11-13 | | 1979 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0018338 | Hazenite | Yang H, Sun H J, Downs R T (2011) Hazenite, KNaMg2(PO4)2*14H2O, a new biologically related phosphate mineral, from Mono Lake, California, U.S.A. American Mineralogist 96 675-681 | 2011 | Mono Lake, California, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014049 | Hazenite | Yang H, Sun H J (2004) Crystal structure of a new phosphate compound, Mg2KNa(PO4)2*14H2O Journal of Solid State Chemistry 177 2991-2997 | 2004 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Struvite Group to other Species
Struvite Group Members:
| Hazenite | KNaMg2(PO4)2 · 14H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
| Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Struvite Group
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Localities for Struvite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| [Struvite] Barczuk A. & Tatur A. 2003: BIOGENIC ... |
| [Struvite] Tatjir et al. (1984) |
| [Struvite] Tatur et al. (1985) | |
Australia | |
| [Struvite-(K)] Peter Elliott unpub. Data |
| [Struvite] Everard et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
| [Struvite] Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| [Struvite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference |
| [Struvite] |
Austria | |
| [Struvite-(K)] Postl et al. (2000) +2 other references |
Botswana | |
| [Struvite] Anthony et al. (2016) |
Canada | |
| [Struvite] HORVÁTH et al. (2000) |
| [Struvite] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Struvite] Traill (1983) |
Chile | |
| [Struvite] Gerhard Möhn collection +1 other reference |
Denmark | |
| [Struvite] Johnstrup +3 other references |
Falkland Islands | [Struvite] |
France | |
| [Struvite] Palache et al. (1951) | |
Germany | |
| [Struvite] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Struvite] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Struvite] Wittern (2001) |
India | |
| [Struvite] Deepthi et al. (2015) |
Ireland | |
| [Struvite] Farley +1 other reference |
Kosovo | |
| [Struvite] Féraud J. (1979) |
Malaysia | |
| [Struvite] Bridge et al. (1983) |
Namibia | |
| [Struvite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Struvite] Anthony et al. (2000) |
Netherlands | |
| [Struvite] Wevers et al. (1981) |
New Zealand | |
| [Struvite] Cullen (1988) |
Russia | |
| [Struvite] Galina Gubko (2009) |
South Africa | |
| [Struvite] Martini et al. (1978) |
| [Struvite] Martini et al. (1978) |
| [Struvite] Martini et al. (1978) | |
| [Struvite] Cairncross et al. (1995) |
Spain | |
| [Struvite] Benavente +2 other references |
Switzerland | |
| [Struvite-(K)] Roth (2007) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| [Struvite] Kampf et al. (2019) |
| [Struvite] Kampf et al. (2019) +1 other reference | |
| [Struvite] Cohen et al. (1966) +5 other references |
| [Hazenite] Yang et al. (2011) | |
| [Struvite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Struvite] King et al. (1994) |
Venezuela | |
| [Struvite] Urbani (1996) |
| [Struvite] Franco Urbani (2009) |
Falkland Islands