rinkite

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noun

A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Origin

Named in 1884 by Johannes Theodor Lorenzen in honour of Henrik Johannes Rink (1819-1893), Director of the Royal Greenland Board of Trade at the time. Rink + -ite In 2016, the IMA renamed rinkite to rinkite-(Ce), as opposed to rinkite-(Y).

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rinkite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinkite

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“rinkite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinkite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rinkite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinkite.

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