Wicksite Group
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About Wicksite Group
A group of chemically complex, orthorhombic Na-Ca-Mn/Fe/Mg-phosphates.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39927
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39927:4
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0006138 | Tassieite | Grew E S, Armbruster T, Medenbach O, Yates M G, Carson C J (2007) Tassieite, (Na,_)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)6*2H2O, a new hydrothermal wicksite-group mineral in fluorapatite nodules from granulite- facies paragneiss in the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica The Canadian Mineralogist 45 293-305 | ![]() | 2007 | Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica | 0 | 293 |
| 0006137 | Tassieite | Grew E S, Armbruster T, Medenbach O, Yates M G, Carson C J (2007) Tassieite, (Na,_)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)6*2H2O, a new hydrothermal wicksite-group mineral in fluorapatite nodules from granulite- facies paragneiss in the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica The Canadian Mineralogist 45 293-305 | ![]() | 2007 | Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica | 0 | 293 |
| 0001131 | Grischunite | Bianchi R, Pilati T, Mannucci G (1987) Crystal structure of grischunite American Mineralogist 72 1225-1229 | ![]() | 1987 | the old manganese mine, Falotta, Graubunden, Switzerland | 0 | 293 |
| 0002333 | Bederite | Galliski M A, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1999) Bederite, a new pegmatite phosphate mineral from Nevados de Palermo, Argentina: Description and crystal structure American Mineralogist 84 1674-1679 | ![]() | 1999 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005528 | Wicksite | Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1997) The crystal structure of wicksite The Canadian Mineralogist 35 777-784 | ![]() | 1997 | 0 | 293 |
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Other Language Names for Wicksite Group
Simplified Chinese:魏磷石族
Relationship of Wicksite Group to other Species
Wicksite Group Members:
| Bederite | Ca2(Mn2+)4(Fe3+)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Grischunite | NaCa2Mn2+5Fe3+(AsO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Liraite | NaCa2Mn2+2[Fe3+Fe2+]Mn2+2(PO4)6(H2O)2 | Orth. mm2 |
| Maneckiite | (Na◻)Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| Tassieite | (Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| Wicksite | NaCa2(Fe2+,Mn2+)4MgFe3+(PO4)6 · 2H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Wicksite Group
Showing 14 localities.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| [Tassieite] Grew et al. (2006) +1 other reference |
Argentina | |
| [Liraite] Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference |
| [Bederite] Galliski (1981) |
| [Bederite] Galliski et al. (1999) +1 other reference | |
Canada | |
| [Wicksite] Sturman et al. (1981) +1 other reference |
| [Wicksite] Robinson et al. (1992) | |
| [Wicksite] 150-152. +1 other reference | |
Morocco | |
| [Bederite] Kampf et al. (2012) |
Poland | |
| [Maneckiite] Pieczka et al. (2017) |
| [Maneckiite] Hålenius et al. (2015) +2 other references | |
Sweden | |
| [Wicksite] Grensman (1988) +1 other reference |
Switzerland | |
| [Grischunite] Graeser et al. (1984) +1 other reference |
USA | |
| [Wicksite] Campbell et al. (1985) |





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Falotta, Tinizong, Surses, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland