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- 50.3.8.1 Idrialite C22H14 Unk Ortho
- 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
General Idrialite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
C22H14 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 278.35 gm | ||
| Hydrogen 5.07 % H | |||
| Carbon 94.93 % C | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
C22H14 | ||
| Environment: |
Mercury mine, mixed with cinnabar and clay. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 | ||
| Locality: |
Idria, Slovenia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
Curtisite | ||
| Idrialine | |||
| Picene | |||
Idrialite Image | |||
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Idrialite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.257:1:4.3224 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.07, b = 6.42, c = 27.75, Z = 4; V = 1,437.71 Den(Calc)= 1.29 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.94(1), 3.39(0.8), 4.04(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Idrialite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Greenish yellow, Light brown, Colorless. | ||
| Density: |
1.236 | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | ||
| Hardness: |
1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
Fluorescent, Short UV=blue white. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine | ||
Calculated Properties of Idrialite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.35 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01044 Boson Index = 0.98956 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEIdrialite = 0.14 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Idrialite is Not Radioactive |
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Idrialite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
50.3.8.1 (50)Salts of Organic Acids | ||
| (50.3)(Hydrocarbons) | |||
| (50.3.8)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IX/B.02-70 IX - Organic compunds | ||
| IX/B - Nitrogenfree compounds with C and water, ring structures | |||
| IX/B.02 - Kratochvilite - Flagstaffite series | |||
Other Idrialite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Idrialite : 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 Idrialite using: Visit our Advertisers for Idrialite : Translate Idrialite Mineral Data : Ask about Idrialite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Idrialite Specimen Label here :
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