Gormanite
A variety of Minerals
What is Gormanite?
Gormanite is a phosphate mineral with the formula (Fe,Mg)3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O. It was named after the University of Toronto professor Donald Herbert Gorman (1922-2020).
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Key Characteristics
Formation of Gormanite
It was first described in 1981 for occurrences in Rapid Creek and Big Fish River in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada. At the type localities it occurs as veins in iron phosphate nodules. In the Bisbee, Arizona occurrence, it occurs as large crystals within fractures in a tonalite intrusive. It has also been reported from near Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and the Charles Davis pegmatite, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It also has been reported from the Tsaobismund pegmatite, south of Karibib, Namibia.
Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Blue green to dark green
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 4 - 5
- Density
- 3.12 g/cm³
- Streak
- Pale green
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
- Elements
- Al, Fe, H, O, P
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