Wickmanite Mineral Data

General Wickmanite Information

Chemical Formula:

Mn++Sn++++(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 275.69 gm

Manganese 19.93 % Mn 25.73 % MnO

Tin 43.06 % Sn 54.67 % SnO₂

Hydrogen 2.19 % H 19.60 % H₂O

Oxygen 34.82 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Mn²⁺Sn(OH)₆

Environment:

Nephelin syenite dike and altered garnet skarn.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1967

Locality:

Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Franz-Erik Wickman (1915-), Swedish mineralogist, who studied the mineralogy of the Langban area.

Name Pronunciation:

Wickmanite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 15313

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Wickmanite Image

Images:

Wickmanite

Comments: Colorless wickmanite crystals.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Wickmanite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.873, Z = 4; V = 488.00 Den(Calc)= 3.75

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P n3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.931(1), 1.762(0.7), 2.778(0.6),

Physical Properties of Wickmanite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Yellow, Orange brown, Yellow orange, Colorless.

Density:

3.89

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Octahedral Crystals - Occurs as octahedral shaped crystals.

Hardness:

3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Wickmanite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.038 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.188,KPDmeas= 0.1812,KC= 0.1955
Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.76

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.705.

Calculated Properties of Wickmanite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.51 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Wickmanite =3.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.07
Boson Index = 0.93

Photoelectric:

PE_Wickmanite= 132.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Wickmanite x rElectron Density= 463.38 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Wickmanite is Not Radioactive

Wickmanite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.06.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.06)Wickmanite group (Cubic or Trigonal, 2+ cations containing Sn)

06.03.06.01 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.02 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

06.03.06.03 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.04 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

06.03.06.05 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

06.03.06.06 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.FC.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FC -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra

04.FC.10 Burtite CaSn(OH)6 R 3 3

04.FC.10 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe)Sn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Natanite FeSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Vismirnovite ZnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.FC.10 Schoenfliesite MgSn(OH)6 P n3 2/m 3

04.FC.10 Wickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P n3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Wickmanite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Wickmanite :
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

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Wickmanite

Mn++Sn++++(OH)6
Dana No: 06.03.06.01 Strunz No: 04.FC.10
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