Wicksite R070274
Name: Wicksite
RRUFF ID: R070274
Ideal Chemistry: NaCa2Fe2+2(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+)4(PO4)6·2H2O
Locality: Locality 15 (The Slide), Big Fish River, Richardson Mountains, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
Source: Mark Mauthner 2519 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Compact aggregate of very dark green to black prismatic crystals with pyrite, quartz and siderite in nodule.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070274
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Wicksite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Sturman B D, Peacor D R, Dunn P J (1981) Wicksite, a new mineral from northeastern Yukon Territory, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 377-380   [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082   [view file]

Peacor D R, Dunn P J, Ramik R A, Campbell T J, Roberts W L (1985) A wicksite-like mineral from the Bull Moose mine, South Dakota, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 247-249   [view file]

Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1997) The crystal structure of wicksite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 777-784   [view file]