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Wicksite R190008

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Record 4079 of 4216  
Name: Wicksite
RRUFF ID: R190008
Ideal Chemistry: NaCa2Fe2+2(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+)4(PO4)6·2H2O
Locality: Big Fish River, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Source: Don Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark olive-green crystals with good cleavage, associated with satterlyite and arrojadeite. Don Doell has the other half of the nodule.
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Wicksite (3) ]
Quick search: [ All Wicksite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R190008.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Na1.00(Ca1.90Mn0.09Na0.01)Σ=2Fe2+2.00(Fe3+2.43Mg0.92Mn0.69)Σ=3.95(P0.96O4)6·2H2O
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R190008.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.5476(15)Å    b: 12.9539(17)Å    c: 11.6795(18)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1898.39(55)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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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]