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Wickmanite, Tetrawickmanite


Wickmanite : Mn2+[Sn(OH)6], Tetrawickmanite : Mn2+[Sn4+(OH)6]

Photo Copyright © 2006 Jason B. Smith  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
.8 mm light yellow wickmanite crystal with epitaxial, tabular tetrawickmanite crystal attached on albite. Associated with rhodochrosite and fluorapatite. Obvious wickmanite from Foote like this is extremely rare but the mineral is probably more common than realized. JBS collection and photo.

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