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Phosphate

Loomisite

Ba[Be₂P₂O₈]·H₂O
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassPhosphate

Loomisite

Loomisite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula Ba[Be₂P₂O₈]·H₂O.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group Pn).

IMA symbol Lmi, IMA status: approved, named in 2022.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more L minerals or help write this entry.