Mineral description : Wagnerite

Orange to brownish wagnerite grains in kyanite with quartz and pyrite. From Hålsjöberg, Sweden. (Acquired at Kopparberg).

Mineral class	Phosphates : Apatite group
Chemical formula	(Mg,Fe)2(PO4)F
Crystal system	Monoclinic.
Habitus	Platy or tabular crystals, most commonly massive or as grainy aggregates.
Cleavage	Imperfect in {100} and {120}, fracture uneven, subconchoidal to splintery.
Hardness	5.5
Density	3.15
Color	Gray, white, pink, greenish, yellow, red or orange.
Streak	White.
Luster	Vitreous, translucent.
Description	A rare phosphate mineral in Scandinavia but once mined in Norway for use as fertiliser.
Occurance
Associates	Apatite, other phosphates.
Notes	Named in 1821 after F. M. von Wagner (1768-1851), a German mining official. Type locality : Höllengraben, Werfen, Salzburg, Austria. An old norwegian name is "kjerulfin".
Localities	A rare mineral in Scandinavia. Sweden : Hålsjöberg, Värmland. As orange to reddish brown grains in kyanite quartzite together with apatite. Norway : Ødegårdens verk, Bamble. As massive dark green to brown aggregates up to fist size in apatite. Finland : No known localities.

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