General Wicksite Information![]() NaCa2(Fe++,Mn++)4MgFe+++(PO4)6•2(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,011.64 gm |
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Sodium 2.27 % Na 3.06 % Na2O |
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Calcium 7.92 % Ca 11.09 % CaO |
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Magnesium 2.40 % Mg 3.98 % MgO |
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Manganese 5.43 % Mn 7.01 % MnO |
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Iron 22.08 % Fe 21.31 % FeO / 7.89 % Fe2O3 |
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Phosphorus 18.37 % P 42.09 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.40 % H 3.56 % H2O |
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Oxygen 41.12 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() NaCa24(Fe2+0.75)4(Mn2+0.25)MgFe3+(PO4)6•2(H2O) |
![]() Nodules in shale beds in an iron formation. |
![]() Approved IMA 1981 |
![]() Big Bend, on the Big Fish River, Big Fish River-Blow River area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for Frederick John Wicks (1937- ), Curator of Mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. |
![]() Wicksite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 76610 |
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IMA1979-019 |
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PDF 35-512 |
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Wicksite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =1.0307:1:0.9299 |
![]() a = 12.896, b = 12.511, c = 11.634, Z = 4; V = 1,877.05 Den(Calc)= 3.58 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P bca |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.753(1), 2.91(0.8), 3.015(0.8), |
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| Physical Properties of Wicksite![]() {010} Good |
![]() Bluish black, Dark blue, Black. |
![]() 3.54 |
![]() 4.5-5 - Near Apatite |
![]() Sub Metallic |
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| Optical Properties of Wicksite![]() CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.019 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.201,KPDmeas= 0.2033,KC= 0.2049 Ncalc = 1.73 ![]() Biaxial (+), a=1.713, b=1.718, g=1.728, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=66. |
| Calculated Properties of Wicksite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.46 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Wicksite =3.54 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0073888403 |
Boson Index = 0.9926111597 ![]() PEWicksite = 9.92 barns/electron |
U=PEWicksite x rElectron Density= 34.30 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Wicksite is Not Radioactive | Wicksite Classification![]() 40.02.10.01 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc |
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(40.02)where A++ (B++)2 (XO4) · x(H2O) |
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(40.02.10)Dana Group |
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![]() 08.CF.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES |
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08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O |
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08.CF -With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O > 1:1 |
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| Other Wicksite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Wicksite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Wicksite using: Visit our Advertisers for Wicksite : A Bijoux Google Search for WicksiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Wicksite Cape Minerals Google Search for Wicksite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Wicksite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Wicksite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Wicksite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Wicksite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Wicksite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Wicksite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Wicksite Ask about Wicksite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Wicksite Specimen Label here :
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