Classification of Rynersonite |
| IMA status: | Approved 1974 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/D.21-70
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.DF.05
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar F : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; dimers and trimers of edgesharing octahedra |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 8.3.7.2
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM 3 : AB2O6 |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 18.1.10
18 : Niobates and Tantalates 1 : Niobates and tantalates containing neither rare earths nor U |
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Type Occurrence of Rynersonite |
| Type Locality: | Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1978 |
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Physical Properties of Rynersonite |
| Lustre: | Waxy |
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| Colour: | beige-white, pink, red, red-brown |
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| Streak: | white |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 4½ |
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| Cleavage: | None Observed |
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Crystallography of Rynersonite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 7.5Å, b = 11.06Å, c = 5.37Å
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.678 : 1 : 0.486 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 445.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Rynersonite |
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| Essential elements: | Ca, O, Ta |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ca, Nb, O, Ta |
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Relationship of Rynersonite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 4.DF.05 | Aeschynite-(Y) | | (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) | | | 4.DF.05 | Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) | | | 4.DF.05 | Nioboaeschynite-(Y) | | (Y,Ce,Nd)(Nb,Ta,Ti,Fe) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DF.05 | Tantalaeschynite-(Y) | | | 4.DF.05 | Vigezzite | | | 4.DF.10 | Changbaiite | | | 4.DF.15 | Murataite-(Y) | | (Na,Y) | | (Zn,Fe) | | (Ti,Nb) | | O | | (F,OH) | | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 18.1.1 | Lithiotantite | | | 18.1.2 | Lueshite | | | 18.1.3 | Natroniobite | | | 18.1.4 | Franconite | | | 18.1.5 | Natrotantite | | | 18.1.6 | Irtyshite | | | 18.1.7 | Rankamaite | | (Na,K,Pb,Li) | | (Ta,Nb,Al) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.1.8 | Kalipyrochlore | | | 18.1.9 | Calciotantite | | | 18.1.11 | Microlite | | | 18.1.12 | Belyankinite | | | 18.1.13 | Latrappite | | | 18.1.14 | Hochelagaite | | (Ca,Na,Sr)(Nb,Ti,Si,Al) | | O | | ·8H | | O |
| | 18.1.15 | Bariomicrolite | | | 18.1.16 | Parabariomicrolite | | | 18.1.17 | Bariopyrochlore | | | 18.1.18 | Alumotantite | | | 18.1.19 | Simpsonite | | | 18.1.20 | Sosedkoite | | | 18.1.21 | Thoreaulite | | | 18.1.22 | Stannomicrolite | | (Sn,Fe,Mn) | | (Ta,Nb,Sn) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.1.23 | Foordite | | | 18.1.24 | Changbaiite | | | 18.1.25 | Plumbopyrochlore | | | 18.1.26 | Plumbomicrolite | | | 18.1.27 | Stibiocolumbite | | | 18.1.28 | Stibiotantalite | | | 18.1.29 | Natrobistantite | | | 18.1.30 | Cesplumtantite | | | 18.1.31 | Stibiomicrolite | | | 18.1.32 | Cesstibtantite | | | 18.1.33
| Stibobetafite | | | 18.1.34 | Bismutotantalite | | | 18.1.35 | Bismutomicrolite | | | 18.1.36 | Tantalite-(Mn) | | | 18.1.37 | Gerasimovskite | | | 18.1.38 | Tapiolite-(Mn) | | | 18.1.39 | Columbite-(Mn) | | | 18.1.40 | Wodginite | | | 18.1.41 | Ixiolite | | | 18.1.42 | Columbite-(Fe) | | | 18.1.43 | Tantalite-(Fe) | | | 18.1.44 | Columbite | | | 18.1.45 | Tantalite | | | 18.1.46 | Tapiolite | | | 18.1.47 | Tapiolite-(Fe) | | | 18.1.48 | Columbite-(Mg) | | | 18.1.50 | Strüverite | | | 18.1.51
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Other Names for Rynersonite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | 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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References for Rynersonite |
| Reference List: | Foord, E. E. & M. E. Mrose (1978): Rynersonite, Ca(Ta,Nb)2O6, a new mineral from San Diego County, California. American Mineralogist: 63: 709-714.
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