Whiteite-(CaFeMg)

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Ca(Fe++,Mn++)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O)
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 756.29 gm)
Calcium 5.30 % Ca
Magnesium 6.43 % Mg
Manganese 1.82 % Mn
Aluminum 7.14 % Al
Iron 5.54 % Fe
Phosphorus 16.38 % P 
Hydrogen 2.40 % H 
Oxygen 55.00 % O 
 Empirical Formula:
CaFe2+0.75Mn2+0.25Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O)
 Environment:
Found in pegmatites.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA
 Locality:
Ilha de Taquaral, Minas Gerias, Brazil.
 Name Origin:
Named for John S. White, Jr. (1933-), formaer editor of the Mineralogical Record and professional curator of minerals and gems.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
[???] Perfect
 Color:
yellow or yellow brown.
 Density:
2.58
 Diaphaniety:
Transparent
 Habits:
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters., Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.,
 Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
 Luster:
Vitreous - Dull
 Streak:
white
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