Formula: Li(Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)3
Origin of name: afterlocality Simferopol, Crimea, Russia, the city in which the discoverer was born
Crystal system: orthorhombic
Crystal class: mm2 or 2/m 2/m 2/m
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Colour: dark red
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Habit: crystals to 0.1 mm in aggregates to 3 mm
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Cleavage: none
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Comments: name approved but description not complete
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