Formula : (Mn2+,Fe2+)3[PO4]2 * 4 H2O
System: monoclinic Hardness:2½ Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/C.10-30 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: Material originally described as switzerite by John S. White, Peter B. Leavens in 1967, was defined as metaswitzerite by John S. White, Peter B. Leavens, and Pier F. Zanazzi in 1986.
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