Malhmoodite Locality: Kerriack Cove, Porthtowan Area, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK Yellowish-white sphere on matrix. Field of view 2 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs. — Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Malhmoodite
A hydrated iron-zirconium phosphate discovered at the Union Carbide mine near Arkansas's Magnet Cove complex.
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Malhmoodite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Zr(PO₄)₂·4H₂O.
It crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/c). It is a member of the Malhmoodite structural group.
IMA symbol Mmo, IMA status: approved, named in 1992.
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