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Phosphate mineral
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<p>Phosphate minerals are <a href="/facts/Minerals/LkUFbNmv">minerals</a> that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated <a href="/facts/Phosphate/FDGVCxUG">phosphate</a> (PO3−4) <a href="/facts/Anion/wrbwhF3z">anion</a>, sometimes with <a href="/facts/Arsenate/IWco5TAH">arsenate</a> (AsO3−4) and <a href="/facts/Vanadate/hapXvTPr">vanadate</a> (VO3−4) substitutions, along with <a href="/facts/Chloride/m9NUaUDR">chloride</a> (Cl−), <a href="/facts/Fluoride/LpqNMzwa">fluoride</a> (F−), and <a href="/facts/Hydroxide/zW0wxpWD">hydroxide</a> (OH−) anions, that also fit into the <a href="/facts/Crystal_structure/bJ4bCeHd">crystal structure</a>. </p><p>The phosphate class of minerals is a large and diverse group, however, only a few species are relatively common. </p>