Struvite is a phosphate mineral with formula: NH4MgPO4·6H2O. Struvite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system as white to yellowish or brownish-white pyramidal crystals or in platy mica-like forms. It
Crystals of struvite from dog urine
Dog struvite bladder stones
X-ray showing large struvite stone in bladder of small adult female dog (egg-shaped mass to left of femur)
Phosphate minerals are minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate anion, sometimes with arsenate and vanadate substitutions, along with chloride, fluoride, and hydroxide anions, tha
Struvite
…Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate, sometimes abbreviated as MAP) is a phosphate mineral with formula: NH4MgPO4·6H2O. Struvite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system as white to yellowish or brownish-white pyramidal crystals or in platy…