Rheniite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Rheniite
Formula:
ReS2
Colour:
Silvery-white, black, red translucent
Lustre:
Metallic
Specific Gravity:
7.598 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Name:
Named for its rhenium content.
One of a very few rhenium-dominant minerals. Compare, e.g., rhenium, tarkianite, dzhezkazganite, and 'UM1986-51-S:Re'.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7269
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7269:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c7d47a17-89bc-4168-afe2-b560388d5475
IMA Classification of Rheniite
Approved
Approval year:
2004
First published:
2005
Classification of Rheniite
2.EB.35
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
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 |
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Rhn | 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 Rheniite
Metallic
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Silvery-white, black, red translucent
Streak:
Gray-black
Tenacity:
Elastic
Cleavage:
Perfect
Pefect on {001}
Pefect on {001}
Parting:
With pseudohexagonal symmetry.
Density:
7.598 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Rheniite
Anisotropism:
Strong
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
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400nm | 43.0% | 46.0% |
420nm | 41.2% | 44.9% |
440nm | 39.8% | 44.1% |
460nm | 39.3% | 44.0% |
470nm | 39.1% | 44.1% |
480nm | 39.0% | 44.0% |
500nm | 38.6% | 43.7% |
520nm | 38.1% | 43.3% |
540nm | 37.7% | 42.9% |
546nm | 37.6% | 42.8% |
560nm | 37.7% | 42.9% |
580nm | 37.7% | 42.3% |
589nm | 37.6% | 42.2% |
600nm | 37.4% | 42.1% |
620nm | 37.2% | 42.1% |
640nm | 37.3% | 42.3% |
650nm | 37.3% | 42.4% |
660nm | 37.2% | 42.4% |
680nm | 37.0% | 41.9% |
700nm | 36.4% | 41.1% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 46.0%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
White with slight pink hue
Chemistry of Rheniite
Mindat Formula:
ReS2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Rheniite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.470(5) Å, b = 6.368(5) Å, c = 6.401(7) Å
α = 105.0(1)°, β = 91.59(9)°, γ = 118.90(6)°
α = 105.0(1)°, β = 91.59(9)°, γ = 118.90(6)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.016 : 1 : 1.005
Unit Cell V:
219.34 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.7834 Å | (100) |
2.764 Å | (100) |
2.733 Å | (100) |
1.6156 Å | (100) |
1.5938 Å | (100) |
2.371 Å | (90) |
2.0914 Å | (90) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33) |
Type Occurrence of Rheniite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Millimetric, wedge-shaped crystals that are dark red translucent.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
High temperature fumarole
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Znamensky, V.S., Korzhinsky, M.A., Steinberg, G.S., Trachenko, S.I., Yakushev, A.I., Laputina, I.P., Bryzgalov, I.A., Samotoin, N.D., Magazina, L.O., Kuzmina, O.V., Organova, N.I., Rassulov, V.A., Chaplygin, I.V. (2005) Rheniite, ReS2, the natural rhenium disulphide from fumaroles of of Kudryavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurile Islands. (Russian with English abstract) Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society): 134(5): 32–40.
Synonyms of Rheniite
Other Language Names for Rheniite
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
2.EB. | Iridarsenite | (Ir,Ru)As2 |
2.EB. | Selenolaurite | RuSe2 |
2.EB. | Andrieslombaardite | RhSbS |
2.EB. | Kanatzidisite | (SbBiS3)2Te2 |
2.EB.05a | Aurostibite | AuSb2 |
2.EB.05b | Bambollaite | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
2.EB.05a | Cattierite | CoS2 |
2.EB.05a | Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
2.EB.05a | Fukuchilite | Cu3FeS8 |
2.EB.05a | Geversite | PtSb2 |
2.EB.05a | Hauerite | MnS2 |
2.EB.05a | Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
2.EB.05a | Krut'aite | CuSe2 |
2.EB.05a | Laurite | RuS2 |
2.EB.05a | Penroseite | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 |
2.EB.05a | Pyrite | FeS2 |
2.EB.05a | Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
2.EB.05a | Trogtalite | CoSe2 |
2.EB.05a | Vaesite | NiS2 |
2.EB.05a | Villamanínite | (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 |
2.EB.05a | Dzharkenite | FeSe2 |
2.EB.05a | Gaotaiite | Ir3Te8 |
2.EB.05a v | Cayeuxite | |
2.EB.10b | Alloclasite | Co1-xFexAsS |
2.EB.10d | Costibite | CoSbS |
2.EB.10a | Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
2.EB.10a | Frohbergite | FeTe2 |
2.EB.10c | Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
2.EB.10a | Kullerudite | NiSe2 |
2.EB.10a | Marcasite | FeS2 |
2.EB.10a | Mattagamite | CoTe2 |
2.EB.10e | Paracostibite | CoSbS |
2.EB.10e | Pararammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.10f | Oenite | CoSbAs |
2.EB.10a | Petříčekite | CuSe2 |
2.EB.15a | Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 |
2.EB.15a | Clinosafflorite | CoAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Löllingite | FeAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Nisbite | NiSb2 |
2.EB.15a | Omeiite | (Os,Ru)As2 |
2.EB.15c | Paxite | CuAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.15a | Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
2.EB.15b | Seinäjokite | (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 |
2.EB.20 | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
2.EB.20 | Gudmundite | FeSbS |
2.EB.20 | Osarsite | (Os,Ru)AsS |
2.EB.20 | Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
2.EB.25 va | Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite | Ni(As,Sb)S |
2.EB.25 | Cobaltite | CoAsS |
2.EB.25 | Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
2.EB.25 | Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
2.EB.25 | Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
2.EB.25 | Jolliffeite | NiAsSe |
2.EB.25 | Krutovite | NiAs2 |
2.EB.25 | Maslovite | PtBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Michenerite | PdBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Padmaite | PdBiSe |
2.EB.25 | Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
2.EB.25 | Testibiopalladite | PdSbTe |
2.EB.25 | Tolovkite | IrSbS |
2.EB.25 | Ullmannite | NiSbS |
2.EB.25 | Willyamite | CoSbS |
2.EB.25 | Changchengite | IrBiS |
2.EB.25 | Mayingite | IrBiTe |
2.EB.25 | Kalungaite | PdAsSe |
2.EB.25 | Milotaite | PdSbSe |
2.EB.25 | Paragersdorffite | Ni(As,S)2 |
2.EB.25 | Orthogersdorffite | NiAsS |
2.EB.30 | Urvantsevite | Pd(Bi,Pb)2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia