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Wopmayite

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Formula:
Ca
 
6
Na
 
3
□Mn(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(PO
 
3
OH)
 
4
System:Trigonal


Structurally related to whitlockite.

Classification of Wopmayite

IMA status:Approved 2011
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Type Occurrence of Wopmayite

Type Locality:Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Place of Conservation of Type Material:Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,catalogue number M54948

Crystallography of Wopmayite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Class (H-M):3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Space Group:R3c
Cell Parameters:a = 10.3926(2) Å, c = 37.1694(9) Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 3.577
Unit Cell Volume:V 3,476.68 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
8.017(31)
6.421(32)
5.166(33)
3.425(29)
3.186(88)
2.858(100)
2.736(27)
2.589(68)

Chemical Properties of Wopmayite

Formula:
Ca
 
6
Na
 
3
□Mn(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(PO
 
3
OH)
 
4
Essential elements:Ca, H, Mn, Na, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Ca, H, Mn, Na, O, P

Relationship of Wopmayite to other Species

Structurally related to group(s):
Whitlockite Group

Other Names for Wopmayite

Synonyms:
IMA2011-093
Other Languages:

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Wopmayite

Reference List:

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Cooper, M.A., Ramik, R., Hawthorne, F.C., Ball, N.A., Abdu, Y.A. and Tait, K.T. (2012): Wopmayite, IMA 2011-093. CNMNC Newsletter No. 12, February 2012, page 155; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 151-155

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    		Cooper, M.A., Ramik, R., Hawthorne, F.C., Ball, N.A., Abdu, Y.A. and Tait, K.T. (2012): Wopmayite, IMA 2011-093. CNMNC Newsletter No. 12, February 2012, page 155; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 151-155
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