Reinerite Mineral Data

General Reinerite Information

Chemical Formula:

Zn3(As+++O3)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 442.01 gm

Zinc 44.38 % Zn 55.24 % ZnO

Arsenic 33.90 % As 44.76 % As₂O₃

Oxygen 21.72 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Zn₃(AsO₃)₂

Environment:

Deep oxidation zone in a dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1959

Locality:

Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Willy Reiner (1895-1965), Senior Chemist, Tsumeb Corporation, Tsumeb, Namibia, who analyzed this material.

Name Pronunciation:

Reinerite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 10400

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Reinerite Image

Images:

Reinerite

Comments: Sky blue fiberous vein fillings of reinerite in matrix.
Location: Tsumeb, Namibia.. Scale: Specimen Size 3.8 cm Tall.
© William Pinch

Reinerite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4228:1:0.5421

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.092, b = 14.407, c = 7.811, Z = 4; V = 685.55 Den(Calc)= 4.28

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbam

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 4(1), 2.644(0.8), 3.2(0.8),

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Ghose S , Boving P , LaChapelle W A , Wan C , American Mineralogist , 62 (1977) p.1129-1134, Reinerite, Zn3(AsO3)2: an arsenite with a novel type of Zn-tetrahedral, double chain

Physical Properties of Reinerite

Cleavage:

{110} Good, {011} Good, {111} Good

Color:

Blue, Light yellow green.

Density:

4.27

Hardness:

5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade

Luster:

Vitreous - Adamantine

Optical Properties of Reinerite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.049 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.183,KPDmeas= 0.1835,KC= 0.1925
Ncalc = 1.82

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.74, b=1.79, g=1.82, bire=0.0800

Calculated Properties of Reinerite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.94 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Reinerite =4.27 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Reinerite= 46.71 barns/electron
U=PE_Reinerite x rElectron Density= 184.11 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Reinerite is Not Radioactive

Reinerite Classification

Dana Class:

45.01.01.01 (45)Acid and normal Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites

(45.01)with miscellaneous formulae

(45.01.01)Dana Group

45.01.01.01 Reinerite Zn3(AsO3)2 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.JA.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,

04.JA -Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O

04.JA.10 Reinerite Zn3(AsO3)2 Pbam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Reinerite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Reinerite :
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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - HyperPhysics
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info
16 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Reinerite

Zn3(As+++O3)2
Dana No: 45.01.01.01 Strunz No: 04.JA.10
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