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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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