satterlyite
nounEtymology From Satterly + -ite, after Canadian geologist Dr. Jack Satterly.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- Satterlyite is a rare hydroxyl-bearing ferrous phosphate with the originally proposed simplified formula (Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)OH.2002, Uwe Kolitsch and Michael Andrut and Gerald Giester, Satterlyite, (Fe,Mg)₁₂(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₅(OH,O)₆: crystal structure and infrared absorption spectra, in "European Journal of Mineralogy", volume 14, issue 1
- In the optical spectrum of satterlyite, eight bands are observed and all are attributed to different transitions arising from ferric and ferrous ions.2003, A.V. Chandrasekhar and M. Venkata Ramanaiah and B.J. Reddy and Y.P. Reddy and P.S. Rao and R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Optical and EPR studies of iron bearing phosphate minerals: satterlyite and gormanite from Yukon Territory, Canada, in "Spectrochimica Acta Part A", volume 59, issue 9