Wagnerite

This page is about a mineral. For the term used for followers of the philosophy of Romantic composer Richard Wagner, or for fans of his compositions, see Wagnerism.

Wagnerite is a mineral, a combined phosphate and fluoride of iron and magnesium, with the formula (MgFe)₂PO₄F. It occurs in pegmatite associated with other phosphate minerals. It is named after Franz Michael von Wagner (1768–1851), a German mining official.