Mineral Factbook

Minerals containing phosphorus (P)

64 species in the Factbook's detailed set include phosphorus as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.

MineralFormula
TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3OH
VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O
PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O
Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4)·6H2O
FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
VarisciteAl(PO4)·2H2O
TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O
AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O
LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
BrushiteCa(PO3OH)·2H2O
PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O
WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6
Changesite-(Y)(Ca8Y)☐Fe2+(PO4)7
VäyryneniteBeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
TriphyliteLiFe2+(PO4)
ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
VauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O
MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O
BerliniteAl(PO4)
BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)
CacoxeniteFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O
PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
LudlamiteFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O
TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F
PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
StrengiteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O
AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
HazeniteKNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O
Abenakiite-(Ce)Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O
SantabarbaraiteFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
LithiophiliteLiMn2+(PO4)
LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O
CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O
MetavivianiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O
AbuiteCaAl2(PO4)2F2
Elaliite(Fe2+8Fe3+)(PO4)O8
TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O
HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O
FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O
ElkinstantoniteFe4(PO4)2O
HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O
SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10
ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O
AlforsiteBa5(PO4)3Cl
Allabogdanite(Fe,Ni)2P
WagneriteMg2(PO4)F
MarićiteNaFe2+(PO4)
TriploiditeMn2+2(PO4)(OH)

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