CaHPO 4 and SrHPO 4 were investigated using Raman, 1 H NMR and 31 P NMR techniques to study the environment of their PO 3− 4 tetrahedra and the percentage of mobile protons. 1 H NMR spectra at room temperature suggest the presence of three types of protons, in agreement with RX investigation. The percentage of mobile protons in SrHPO 4 is greater than in CaHPO 4 because Sr 2+ is bigger than Ca 2+ . 31 P NMR spectra at room temperature show two lines in the spectrum of SrHPO 4 , revealing an equal environment of two sets of pairs of PO 3− 4 . The 31 P NMR spectrum of CaHPO 4 , however, exhibits three lines. This result was confirmed using a cross polarization (CP) sequence program. The first peak is attributed to the first set of pairs of P(1)O 4 units and the two other ones to P(2)O 4 and P(2')O 4 units.