Greenish-brown crystals of bimbowrieite on fluorapatite, associated with ushkovite (orange) and sellaite (white). The field of view is 2.3 mm, South Australian Museum specimen G34762. — Photo: Peter Elliott and Anthony R. Kampf · CC BY 4.0
Bimbowrieite
Bimbowrieite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula NaMgFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/c). It is a member of the Dufrénite structural group.
IMA symbol Bbw, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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