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Maneckiite

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Maneckiite
General
CategoryPhosphate
Formula
(repeating unit)
(Na[])Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6•2H2O
IMA symbolMnc[1]
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPcab
Unit cella = 12.53, b = 12.91,
c = 11.66 [Å] (approximated)
Identification
References[2][3]

Maneckiite is a rare phosphate mineral[4] with the formula(Na[])Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6•2H2O. It was found in Michałkowa, Góry Sowie Block, Lower Silesia, Poland.[3]

Relation to other minerals

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Maneckiite is a member of the wicksite group.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Mineralienatlas
  3. ^ a b c Pieczka, A., Hawthorne, F.C., Gołebiowska, B., and Włodek, A., 2015. Maneckiite, IMA2015-056. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1227; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  4. ^ "Maneckiite: Maneckiite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.