Xenophyllite

{{Short description|Phosphate mineral}}

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| name = Xenophyllite

| category = Phosphate minerals

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| formula = {{chem2|Na4Fe7(PO4)6}}

| IMAsymbol = Xp{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}

| molweight = 1,052.72 g/mol

| strunz = 8.AC.50

| system = Triclinic
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| gravity = 4.72

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| references =[http://webmineral.com/data/Xenophyllite.shtml Xenophyllite mineral data from Webmineral][http://www.mindat.org/min-29097.html Mindat.org]

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Xenophyllite is a rare phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na4Fe7(PO4)6.

Xenophyllite was described for an occurrence in the Augustinovka meteorite, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was approved by the IMA in 2006.

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