Alluaudite


Alluaudite is a relatively common alkaline manganese iron phosphate mineral with formula Mn2+23. It occurs as metasomatic replacement in granitic pegmatites and within phosphatic nodules in shales.
It was first described in 1848 for an occurrence in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. It was named by Alexis Damour after François Alluaud .