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    (NH4)2Mg(PO3OH)2(H2O)4
    (N3-H4)2Mg(PO3OH)2(H2O)4
    N3- H Mg P O
    MacIvor R W E (1902) Further note on minerals occurring in Australian bat guano. The Chemical News 85, 217-217  [view file]
    Chemical formula changed from (NH4)2Mg(PO3OH)2·4H2O to (NH4)2Mg(PO3OH)2(H2O)4:
    Pasero M (2025) The New IMA List of Minerals - A Work in Progress - Updated: November 2025. International Mineralogical Association 2025-11  [view file]
    MacIvor R W E (1902) Further note on minerals occurring in Australian bat guano. The Chemical News 85, 217-217  [view file]
    Khan A A, Baur W H (1972) Salt hydrates. VIII. The crystal structures of sodium ammonium orthochromate dihydrate and magnesium diammonium bis(hydrogen orthophosphate) tetrahydrate and a discussion of the ammonium ion. Acta Crystallographica B28, 683-693
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    Frazier A W, Lehr J R, Smith J P (1963) The magnesium phosphates hannayite, schertelite and bobierrite. American Mineralogist 48, 635-641  [view file]
    Khan A A, Baur W H (1972) Salt hydrates. VIII. The crystal structures of sodium ammonium orthochromate dihydrate and magnesium diammonium bis(hydrogen orthophosphate) tetrahydrate and a discussion of the ammonium ion. Acta Crystallographica B28, 683-693
    MacIvor R W E (1902) Further note on minerals occurring in Australian bat guano. The Chemical News 85, 217-217  [view file]
    Pasero M (2025) The New IMA List of Minerals - A Work in Progress - Updated: November 2025. International Mineralogical Association 2025-11  [view file]