| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Rinkite-(Ce) |
| Formula: | (Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 |
| Comments: | Much controversy has surrounded the validity of the two related species rinkite and mosandrite for many years. The long history of the studies of these two species is detailed by Sokolova and Cámara (2008) and by Bellezza et al. (2009a and b). Mosandrite and rinkite are both valid, distinct species, differing in their chemical, crystallographic and structural features (IMA-09-C). Over the years, both species appeared on various lists and labels from MSH. Both species were confirmed in multiple specimen by XRD, EMP WDS analyses (Camara et al. (2011) Can. Museum of Nature (2016) unpublished data). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Eudialyte Group | 7 |
| Fluorapatite | 2 |
| Fluorite | 2 |
| Arfvedsonite | 1 |
| Ewaldite | 1 |
| Burbankite | 1 |
| Kentbrooksite | 1 |
| Villiaumite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rinkite-(Ce) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 716299 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:716299:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rinkite-(Ce) |
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| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada |
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Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada