gsminmag Mineralogical Magazine Mineralogical Magazine 0026-461X Mineralogical Society 10.1180/minmag.1979.043.325.03 Kleemanite, a New Zinc Aluminium Phosphate Pilkington E. S. Segnit E. R. Watts J. CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, Port Melbourne, Australia Francis G. Iron Knob, South Australia 3 1979 43 325 93 95 10 8 1978 23 10 1978 Copyright © 1979, The Mineralogical Society 1979 Summary

A new hydrated zinc aluminium phosphate mineral has the composition ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2.3H2O. It has been named kleemanite. It occurred rarely both as veinlets 1–2 mm thick, and as thin layers on surfaces of cracks and small cavities in one section of the iron ore deposit at Iron Knob, South Australia. Chemical, X-ray, thermal analysis, and optical data are given.