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- 11.5.3.1 Rinneite K3NaFeCl6 R 3c 3 2/m
- III/C.06-10 Rinneite K3NaFeCl6 R 3c 3 2/m
- III/C.06-20 Chlormanganokalite K4MnCl6 R 3c 3 2/m
General Rinneite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
K3NaFe++Cl6 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 408.85 gm | ||
| Potassium 28.69 % K 34.56 % K2O | |||
| Sodium 5.62 % Na 7.58 % Na2O | |||
| Iron 13.66 % Fe 17.57 % FeO | |||
| Chlorine 52.03 % Cl 52.03 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -11.74 % -O=Cl2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
K3NaFe2+Cl6 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 | ||
| Locality: |
Wolkranshusen near Nordhausen, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 32717 | ||
| PDF 20-925 | |||
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 ScalenohedralH-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), | ||
Physical Properties of Rinneite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Good, [???] Good | ||
| Color: |
Colorless, Rose red, Violet, Brown, Yellow. | ||
| Density: |
2.3 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
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 | ||
Optical Properties of Rinneite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.084 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.119 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2464,KPDmeas= 0.2561,KC= 0.2796 |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.5886, e=1.5894, bire=0.0008. | ||
Calculated Properties of Rinneite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=2.21 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00293 Boson Index = 0.99707 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PERinneite = 10.61 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 396.89 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Estimated Radioactivity from Rinneite |
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Rinneite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
11.5.3.1 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides | ||
| (11.5)where (A)m B (X)6 | |||
| (11.5.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
III/C.06-10 III - Halogenides | ||
| III/C - Double halogenides with water, Chlorides | |||
| III/C.06 - Rinneite - Kremersite series | |||
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 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 - WWW-MINCRYST 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Rinneite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rinneite : Translate Rinneite Mineral Data : Ask about Rinneite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rinneite Specimen Label here :
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