Maneckiite Explained
| Maneckiite |
| Category: | Phosphate |
| Formula: | (Na[])Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6•2H2O |
| Imasymbol: | Mnc[1] |
| System: | Orthorhombic |
| Class: | Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Symmetry: | Pcab |
| Unit Cell: | a = 12.53, b = 12.91,
c = 11.66 [Å] (approximated) |
| References: | [2] |
Maneckiite is a rare phosphate mineral[3] with the formula(Na[])Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6•2H2O. It was found in Michałkowa, Góry Sowie Block, Lower Silesia, Poland.[4]
Relation to other minerals
Maneckiite is a member of the wicksite group.[4]
Notes and References
- Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3 . 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 . 2021MinM...85..291W . 235729616 . free.
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Maneckiite Mineralienatlas
- Web site: Maneckiite: Maneckiite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-13.
- 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
