Yellowish pale brown globular aggregates of the extremely rare Ca-Fe phosphate mineral dondoellite (IMA 2021-048) from the type and only known locality in Yukon, Canada (Grizzly Bear Creek, Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada). Dondoellite was named after Don Doell Sr. (b. 29 January 1948, Rochester, New York, USA) and Don Doell Jr. (b. 20 July 1982, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Canadian mineral collectors who provided the first specimens for analysis. Ex-Alfredo Petrov specimen. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dondoellite
Dondoellite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula Ca₂Fe(PO₄)₂·2H₂O.
It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (space group P-1). It is a member of the Fairfieldite structural group.
IMA symbol Ddl, IMA status: approved, named in 2021.