montgomeryiten.
/m(ə)ntˈɡʌm(ə)rɪʌɪt/, /m(ə)ntˈɡɒm(ə)rɪʌɪt/, /mɒntˈɡʌm(ə)rɪʌɪt/, /mɒntˈɡɒm(ə)rɪʌɪt/, U.S. /mɑn(t)ˈɡəm(ə)riˌaɪt/, /mən(t)ˈɡəm(ə)riˌaɪt/ Mineralogy.
A monoclinic hydrated basic phosphate of calcium and aluminium, Ca4Al5(PO4)6(OH)5·11H2O.
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tavistockite1868
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montgomeryite1940
1940 E. S. Larsen in Amer. Mineralogist 25 321 The name montgomeryite is proposed for this mineral after Mr. Arthur Montgomery of New York City, who..collected the material.
1964 Amer. Mineralogist 49 1119 This apparently represents the first reported occurrence of montgomeryite from a pegmatite.
1974 Amer. Mineralogist 59 843 Montgomeryite..possesses chains of corner-linked Al–O octahedra which are topologically and geometrically equivalent to the chains in vauxite.
1992 Amer. Mineralogist 77 844/1 Parafransoletite is the last mineral formed in a sequence that includes..large sprays of yellow to salmon-colored montgomeryite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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