title: Senegalite
text: # Senegalite
  
  Senegalite is a rare aluminum phosphate. It is a hydrated hydroxy phosphate of aluminum. It is named after Senegal, the country in which it was first found to occur.
  
  The molecular structure of the phosphate mineral senegalite is Al $_2(PO$ $_4)(OH)$ $_3⋅3H$ $_2O.$
  
  