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Stercorite

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Category
  
Phosphate minerals

Strunz classification
  
8.CJ.05

Space group
  
P1

Formula (repeating unit)
  
(NH4)NaHPO4

Crystal system
  
Triclinic

Density
  
1.615 g/cm³

Crystal class
  
Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol)

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Stercorite is the mineral form of microcosmic salt. The name comes from the Latin "stercus", meaning dung, since the mineral was originally discovered among guano.

References

Stercorite Wikipedia