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Rinneite Mineral Data
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General Rinneite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
K3NaFe++Cl6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 408.85 gm |
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Potassium 28.69 % K 34.56 % K2O |
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Sodium 5.62 % Na 7.58 % Na2O |
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Iron 13.66 % Fe 17.57 % FeO |
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Chlorine 52.03 % Cl 52.03 % Cl |
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Cl -11.74 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K3NaFe2+Cl6 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral in marine saline evaporite deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 |
| Locality: |
Wolkranshusen near Nordhausen, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Friedrich Wilhelm Berthold Rinne (1863-1933), German crystallographer and petrographer, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Rinneite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 32717 |
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PDF 20-925 |
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Rinneite Image |
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Rinneite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.1689 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.9, c = 13.91, Z = 6; V = 1,705.89 Den(Calc)= 2.39 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.51(1), 6(0.55), 2.59(0.45), |
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Physical Properties of Rinneite
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| Cleavage: |
{???} Good, {???} Good |
| Color: |
Colorless, Rose red, Violet, Brown, Yellow. |
| Density: |
2.3 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to translucent |
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
| Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. |
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Rinneite
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.5886, e=1.5894, bire=0.0008. |
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Calculated Properties of Rinneite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Rinneite =2.39 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.002930263
Boson Index = 0.997069737 |
| Photoelectric: |
PERinneite = 10.61 barns/electron
U=PERinneite x relectron= 24.32 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 396.89 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Rinneite per GRapi unit = 0.25 (%)
Estimated Radioactivity from Rinneite  - barely detectable
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Rinneite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
11.05.03.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.05)where (A)m B (X)6 |
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(11.05.03)Dana Group |
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11.05.03.01 Rinneite K3NaFeCl6 R 3c 3 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
03.CJ.05 03 - HALIDES |
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03.C - Complex Halides |
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03.CJ -With MX6 complexes; M = Fe, Mn, Cu |
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03.CJ.05 Chlormanganokalite K4MnCl6 R 3c 3 2/m |
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03.CJ.05 Rinneite K3NaFeCl6 R 3c 3 2/m |
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Other Rinneite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Rinneite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
14 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Rinneite
K3NaFe++Cl6
Dana No: 11.05.03.01 Strunz No: 03.CJ.05
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