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- 50.4.9.1 Abelsonite NiC31H32N4 P1 or P1 Tri
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- IX/A.02-18 Paceite! CaCu(CH3COO)4·6(H2O) I 4/m 4/m
- IX/A.02-20 Calclacite Ca[Cl2/CH3COO]·10(H2O) P 21/a 2/m
- IX/A.02-30 Earlandite Ca3(C6H5O7)·4(H2O) Unk Mono
- IX/A.02-40 Kafehydrocyanite* K4Fe(CN)6·3(H2O) I 41/a 4/m
- IX/A.02-50 Julienite* Na2Co(SCN)4·8(H2O) P 41/n 4/m
- IX/A.02-60 Abelsonite NiC31H32N4 P1 or P1 Tri
General Abelsonite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ni++C31H32N4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 519.31 gm | ||
| Nickel 11.30 % Ni | |||
| Hydrogen 6.21 % H | |||
| Carbon 71.70 % C | |||
| Nitrogen 10.79 % N | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
NiC31H32N4 | ||
| Environment: |
Fractures in lacusterine, kerogen-rich shales. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 | ||
| Locality: |
Green River formation, eastern Uintah Co., Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after Philip H. Abelson, president, the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, a pioneer in organic geochemistry. | ||
| Synonym: |
Nickel Porphyrin | ||
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Abelsonite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.7589:1:0.6546 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.44, b = 11.12, c = 7.28, Z = 1; alpha = 90.83°, beta = 113.75°, gamma = 79.567° V = 614.98 Den(Calc)= 1.40 | ||
| Crystal System: |
TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 10.9(1), 3.77(0.8), 7.63(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Abelsonite |
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| Cleavage: |
[111] Good | ||
| Color: |
Pinkish red, Purple, Reddish brown. | ||
| Density: |
1.45 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Translucent | ||
| Fracture: |
Fragile - Crystals with a delicate and easily injured structure. | ||
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Sub Metallic | ||
Calculated Properties of Abelsonite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.48 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11666 Boson Index = 0.88334 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEAbelsonite = 4.28 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Abelsonite is Not Radioactive |
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Abelsonite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
50.4.9.1 (50)Salts of Organic Acids | ||
| (50.4)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (50.4.9)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IX/A.02-60 IX - Organic compunds | ||
| IX/A - Salts from organic acids. Other organic salts, a.o. mellates and citrates. | |||
| IX/A.02 - Mellite - Abelsonite (?) series | |||
Other Abelsonite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Abelsonite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Abelsonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Abelsonite : Translate Abelsonite Mineral Data : Ask about Abelsonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Abelsonite Specimen Label here :
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