Chemistry:Reederite-(Y)

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Reederite-(Y)
General
CategoryCarbonate minerals
Formula
(repeating unit)
(Na,Mn,Fe)
15
(Y,REE)
2
(CO
3
)
9
(SO
3
F)Cl
Strunz classification5.BF.20
Crystal systemHexagonal
Crystal classTrigonal dipyramidal (3m)
H-M symbol: (6)
Space groupP6
Unit cella = 8.773, c = 10.746 [Å]; Z = 1
Identification
Coloryellow to orange-brown
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Streakwhite
References[1]

Reederite-(Y) is a rare mineral with the formula (Na,Mn,Fe)
15
(Y,REE)
2
(CO
3
)
9
(SO
3
F)Cl
. It is the only known mineral with fluorosulfate (fluorosulfonate). "REE" in the formula stands for rare earth elements other than yttrium, that is mostly cerium, with traces of neodymium, dysprosium, lanthanum and erbium. The formula also includes a Levinson suffix "-(Y)" pointing to the dominance of yttrium at the corresponding site. Reederite-(Y) crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system with the space group P6, rarely seen among minerals.[3][1][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Reederite-(Y): Reederite-(Y) mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-3381.html. Retrieved 2016-03-03. 
  2. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  3. Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., and Chao, G.Y., 1995. Reederite-(Y), a new sodium rare-earth carbonate mineral with a unique fluorosulfate anion. American Mineralogist 80, 1059-1064
  4. "Reederite-(Y)". http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/reederite-(Y).pdf. Retrieved 2016-03-03.