Rinkite-(Y)
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Rinkite-(Y)
Formula:
Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3
Colour:
Colorless, white
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
3.44
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named for its relationship to rinkite-(Ce), with yttrium (Y) as the dominant REE, according to the recommendations by Sokolova and Cámara (2017).
This page provides mineralogical data about Rinkite-(Y).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52144:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
e72f7170-6afa-4f11-90e1-b0d53acf131c
IMA Classification of Rinkite-(Y)
Approved
Approval year:
2017
First published:
2019
Type description reference:
Pautov, Leonid A., Agakhanov, Atali A., Karpenko, Vladimir Yu., Uvarova, Yulia A., Sokolova, Elena, Hawthorne, Frank C. (2019) Rinkite-(Y), Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3, a seidozerite-supergroup TS-block mineral from the Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien-Shan mountains, Tajikistan: Description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (3) 373-380 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.122
Classification of Rinkite-(Y)
9.BE.20
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Rin-Y | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Rinkite-(Y)
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Colorless, white
Streak:
White
Hardness:
5 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Very Good
{100}
{100}
Parting:
None
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
3.44(2) g/cm3 (Measured) 3.475 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Rinkite-(Y)
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.662(2) nβ = 1.666(2) nγ = 1.685(5)
2V:
Measured: 50° (3), Calculated: 49.7°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.023
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemistry of Rinkite-(Y)
Mindat Formula:
Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3
Crystallography of Rinkite-(Y)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
9.18 Å | (24) |
4.26 Å | (8) |
3.559 Å | (15) |
3.057 Å | (100) |
2.929 Å | (17) |
2.783 Å | (14) |
2.688 Å | (28) |
2.293 Å | (15) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks |
Type Occurrence of Rinkite-(Y)
General Appearance of Type Material:
Aggregates (to 1.5 cm long) of acicular crystals 0.1-1.0 mm thick, and as separate elongated columnar, flattened-prismatic crystals up to 1 cm long with rectangular or rhombic sections up to 0.5 mm across.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration number 5043/1
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Pautov, L.A., Agakhanov, A.A., Karpenko, V.Y., Uvarova, Y.A., Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F.C. (2019) Rinkite-(Y), Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3, a seidozerite-supergroup TS-block mineral from the Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien-Shan mountains, Tajikistan: Description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine: 83: 373-380.
Synonyms of Rinkite-(Y)
Relationship of Rinkite-(Y) to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Batievaite-(Y) | Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Fogoite-(Y) | Na3Ca2Y2Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Götzenite | NaCa6Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Grenmarite | Na4MnZr3(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Kochite | Na3Ca2MnZrTi(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Nacareniobsite-(Y) | Na3Ca3YNb(Si2O7)2OF3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Rinkite-(Ce) | (Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Roumaite | (Ca,Na,REE,◻)7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3 | Mon. m : Bb |
Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Unnamed (Ca-deficient Mosandrite) | (Ca1.2REE0.9Th0.1Zn0.1Al0.1Na0.2K0.1)((H2O)2◻)(Ti,Nb)(Si2O7)2(OH,F,Cl)2(H2O)2 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Rinkite-(Y) associated with Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
2 photos of Rinkite-(Y) associated with Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
1 photo of Rinkite-(Y) associated with Fluorbritholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
9.BE. | Paralomonosovite | Na6◻4Ti4(Si2O7)2[PO3OH][PO2(OH)2]O2(OF) |
9.BE. | Cámaraite | Ba3Na(Fe2+,Mn)8Ti4(Si2O7)4O4(OH,F)7 |
9.BE. | Christofschäferite-(Ce) | Ce3CaMnTiFe(3+)Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE. | Bobshannonite | Na2KBa(Mn,Na)8(Nb,Ti)4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4(O,F)2 |
9.BE. | Calciomurmanite | (Na,◻)2Ca(Ti,Mg,Nb)4[Si2O7]2O2(OH,O)2(H2O)4 |
9.BE. | Batievaite-(Y) | Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4 |
9.BE. | Delhuyarite-(Ce) | Ce4Mg(Fe3+,W)3◻(Si2O7)2O6(OH)2 |
9.BE.X | Asimowite | Fe2+4O(Si2O7) |
9.BE. | Moxuanxueite | NaCa6Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE. | Alexkuznetsovite-(Ce) | Ce2Mn(CO3)(Si2O7) |
9.BE. | Biraite-(La) | La2Fe2+(CO3)(Si2O7) |
9.BE. | Zinkgruvanite | Ba4Mn2+4Fe3+2(Si2O7)2(SO4)2O2(OH)2 |
9.BE. | Madeiraite | Na2Ca2Fe2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE. | Bortolanite | Ca2(Ca1.5Zr0.5)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 |
9.BE. | Nacareniobsite-(Y) | Na3Ca3YNb(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE. | Pilanesbergite | Na2Ca2Fe2Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE. | Alfredcasparite | Sr2TiO(Si2O7) |
9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) |
9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | SrMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
9.BE.05 | Noelbensonite | BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | SrAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
9.BE.05 | Cortesognoite | CaV2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) |
9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
9.BE.07 | Amamoorite | CaMn2+2Mn3+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
9.BE.10 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O |
9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | Ca6(Si2O7)(OH)6 |
9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O |
9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 |
9.BE.17 | Burpalite | Na2CaZr(Si2O7)F2 |
9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 |
9.BE.17 | Låvenite | Na2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.17 | Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 |
9.BE.17 | Normandite | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)OF |
9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | Na2Ca4ZrNb(Si2O7)2O3F |
9.BE.20 | Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 |
9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | Na3Ca3(Ce,REE)Nb(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.20 | Roumaite | (Ca,Na,REE,◻)7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3 |
9.BE.22 | Götzenite | NaCa6Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.22 | Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 |
9.BE.22 | Kochite | Na3Ca2MnZrTi(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.22 | Fogoite-(Y) | Na3Ca2Y2Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 |
9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | Ca6Zr(Si2O7)2(OH)4 |
9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F) |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2 |
9.BE.25 | Ericssonite-2O | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | (BaNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 |
9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | Na4MnZr3(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.25 | Schüllerite | Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 |
9.BE.25 | Kazanskyite | BaNa3Ti2Nb(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4 |
9.BE.25 | Lileyite | Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.25 | Emmerichite | Ba2Na(Na,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Mg)Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.25 | Saamite | Ba◻Na3Ti2Nb(Si2O7)2O2(OH)F(H2O)2 |
9.BE.25 | Fluorlamprophyllite | Na3(SrNa)Ti3(Si2O7)2O2F2 |
9.BE.25 | Fluorbarytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Sr)2[(Na,Fe2+)3(Ti,Mg)F2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2] |
9.BE.27 | Murmanite | Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O |
9.BE.27 | Vigrishinite | NaZnTi4(Si2O7)2O3(OH)(H2O)4 |
9.BE.27 | Kolskyite | CaNa2Ti4(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)7 |
9.BE.27 | Selivanovaite | NaFe3+Ti4(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)4 |
9.BE.30 | Epistolite | (Na◻)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4 |
9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 |
9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) |
9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | Na13Ca2Mn2Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O3F3 |
9.BE.40 | Innelite | Ba4Ti2Na(NaMn2+)Ti(Si2O7)2[(SO4)(PO4)]O2[O(OH)] |
9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | Na3Ba4Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)2O2F |
9.BE.42 | Yoshimuraite | Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH) |
9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | Na6Na2(CaNa)2Na2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O4F2 |
9.BE.47 | Polyphite | Na5(Na4Ca2)Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)3O2F2 |
9.BE.50 | Bornemanite | Na6BaTi2Nb(Si2O7)2(PO4)O2(OH)F |
9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | Na2Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(FO)(H2O)4(H2O)3 |
9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 |
9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | Ba2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 |
9.BE.55 | Bykovaite | (Ba,Na,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(H2O,F,OH)2 · 3.5H2O |
9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | (Ba,Sr,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(O,H2O,F)2 · 4.5H2O |
9.BE.60 | Delindeite | (Na,K)2(Ba,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,Al)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 · 2H2O |
9.BE.62 | Orthochevkinite | (Ce,La,Ca,Na,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)2(Ti,Fe3+)3Si4O22 |
9.BE.62 va | Strontium Perrierite | (Ce,Sr,La,Ca)4Fe2+(Ti,Zr,Fe)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.62 | Chevkinite-(Nd) | (Nd,REE)4(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe2+,Ti,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 ? |
9.BE.62 | Perrierite-(Nd) | Nd4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 ? |
9.BE.65 | Bussenite | Na2Ba2Fe2+Ti(Si2O7)(CO3)(OH)3F |
9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F |
9.BE.67 | Perraultite | BaNaMn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F |
9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4 · 3H2O |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)4Fe2+(Ti,Zr)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2 |
9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr3+,Fe3+)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Rengeite | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | Sr4Ti5(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,◻)(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | (La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Al)4[(Si2O7)O4]2 |
9.BE.70 | UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.70 | Hezuolinite | (Sr,REE)4Zr(Ti,Fe3+)4(Si2O7)2O8 |
9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 |
9.BE.75 | Belkovite | Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 |
9.BE.77 | Nasonite | Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | Pb2Mn3+2(Si2O7)O2 |
9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | Pb2Fe3+2(Si2O7)O2 |
9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2 |
9.BE.82 | Alexkuznetsovite-(La) | La2Mn(CO3)(Si2O7) |
9.BE.85 | Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | Ce2Fe2+(Si2O7)(CO3) |
9.BE.90 | Magnesiorowlandite-(Y) | Y4(Mg,Fe)(Si2O7)2F2 |
9.BE.92 | Cervandonite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti,Al)3O2(Si2O7)(As3+O3)(OH) |
9.BE.92 | Chirvinskyite | (Na,Ca)13(Fe,Mn,◻)2(Ti,Zr)5(Si2O7)4(OH,O)12 · 2H2O |
9.BE.95 | Batisivite | BaV3+8Ti6(Si2O7)O22 |
9.BE.95 | Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
9.BE.97 | Schlüterite-(Y) | (Y,REE)2AlSi2O7(OH)2F |
Fluorescence of Rinkite-(Y)
None observed
Other Information
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References for Rinkite-(Y)
Reference List:
Sokolova, E., Cámara, F. (2017) The seidozerite supergroup of TS-block minerals: nomenclature and classification, with change of the following names: rinkite to rinkite-(Ce), mosandrite to mosandrite-(Ce), hainite to hainite-(Y) and innelite-1T to innelite-1A. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (6) 1457-1484 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.010
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 39. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1279-1286 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.072
Pautov, Leonid A., Agakhanov, Atali A., Karpenko, Vladimir Yu., Uvarova, Yulia A., Sokolova, Elena, Hawthorne, Frank C. (2019) Rinkite-(Y), Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3, a seidozerite-supergroup TS-block mineral from the Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien-Shan mountains, Tajikistan: Description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (3) 373-380 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.122
Localities for Rinkite-(Y)
Locality List
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Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada | |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data 2018 |
Russia | |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data 2015 |
Tajikistan (TL) | |
| Pautov et al. (2019) |
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