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. |
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Mineral Group: [ Wicksite (3) ] | ||
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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 | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082 [view file] |
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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] |
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Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1997) The crystal structure of wicksite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 777-784 [view file] |
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