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General Fichtelite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: C19H34
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 262.48 gm
   Hydrogen  13.06 %  H
   Carbon    86.94 %  C
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: C19H34
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1841
Help on Locality: Locality: Redwitz, Fichtel Mts, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality
 

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Fichtelite

Comments: Colorless crystals of fichtelite on fossil wood.
Location: Marktredwitz, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Fichtelite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.4355:1:1.4513
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.706, b = 7.458, c = 10.824, Z = 2; beta = 105.85° V = 831.39 Den(Calc)= 1.05
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 21
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Mace H A , Peterson R C , The Canadian Mineralogist , 33 (1995) p.7-11, The crystal structure of fichtelite, a naturally occuring hydrocarbon

 

Physical Properties of Fichtelite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [???] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: White.
Help on Density: Density: 1.032
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 1 - Talc
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Calculated Properties of Fichtelite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=1.18 gm/cc
note: rFichtelite =1.05 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.00958
Boson Index = 0.99042
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEFichtelite = 0.12 barns/electron
U=PEFichtelite x relectron= 0.14 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Fichtelite is Not Radioactive

 

Fichtelite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 50.3.4.1 (50)Salts of Organic Acids
  (50.3)(Hydrocarbons)
  (50.3.4)Dana Group
 
50.3.4.1 Fichtelite C19H34 P 21 2
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IX/B.02-52 IX - Organic compunds
  IX/B - Nitrogenfree compounds with C and water, ring structures
  IX/B.02 - Kratochvilite - Flagstaffite series
 
IX/B.02-10 Kratochvilite (C6H4)2CH2 P na21 mm2
 
IX/B.02-20 Simonellite C19H24 Pnaa 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
IX/B.02-30 Hoelite (C6H4)2(CO)2 P 21/a 2/m
 
IX/B.02-40 Refikite C19H31COOH P 212121 2 2 2
 
IX/B.02-50 Hartite C20H34 P1 1
 
IX/B.02-52 Fichtelite C19H34 P 21 2
 
IX/B.02-55 Dinite* C20H36 P 212121 2 2 2
 
IX/B.02-60 Karpatite C24H12 P 21/c,P 2/c 2/m
 
IX/B.02-70 Idrialite C22H14 Unk Ortho
 
IX/B.02-75 Ravatite C14H10 P 21 2
 
IX/B.02-80 Flagstaffite C10H22O3 F dd2 mm2
 

Other Fichtelite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Fichtelite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Fichtelite

C19H34
Dana No: 50.3.4.1 Strunz No: IX/B.02-52
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