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Formula: NaFe2+(PO4)
Anhydrous normal phosphate, paramorph of
karenwebberite
Specific gravity: 3.66
Hardness: 4
Streak: White
Colour: Dark grey, brown, nearly colourless
Environments
Marićite occurs in phosphatic nodules in sideritic
ironstone, sometimes alone, and sometimes associated with
barićite, kulanite,
lazulite, ludlamite,
penikisite, quartz,
siderite, pyrite,
wolfeite, apatite,
wicksite, nahpoite,
satterlyite and vivianite. The
marićite may have inclusions of ludlamite,
quartz and vivianite
(HOM, Mindat, Dana).
Localities
At the type locality, Big Fish River, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada, marićite occurs as grains in nodules from
shale, associated with quartz,
ludlamite, vivianite,
pyrite, wolfeite, an
apatite-group mineral, a varulite-group
mineral and satterlyite
(CM 15.396-398). Also in veined phosphatic ironstone (Mindat)
associated with lazulite, childrenite and
siderite
(Dana).
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