IMA mineral species

Sicklerite

Li₁-x(Mn³⁺xMn²⁺₁-x)PO₄

Phosphate mineral.

Sicklerite specimen
Sicklerite altered from lithiophilite Lithium manganese iron phospate Stewart Mine Pala San Diego Co California 1589.jpg · Wikimedia Commons (see file page for author & license)

Properties

Chemical formulaLi₁-x(Mn³⁺xMn²⁺₁-x)PO₄
ElementsLi, Mn, P, O
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Mohs hardness—
Density—
Streak—
Color—
Nickel–Strunz class8.AB.10

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