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General Simonellite Information

Chemical Formula:

C19H24

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 252.40 gm

Hydrogen 9.58 % H

Carbon 90.42 % C

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

C₁₉H₂₄

Environment:

Sedimentary rocks with organic material.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1919

Locality:

Fognano, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Vittorio Simonelli (1860-1929), Italian geologist and paleontologist, University of Bologna, Italy.

Name Pronunciation:

Simonellite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Akyltetrahrdrophenanthrene

Simonellite Image

Images:

Simonellite

Comments: Colorless to white Simonellite on fossil wood.
Location: Fognano, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 6 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Simonellite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0106:1:3.9424

Cell Dimensions:

a = 9.231, b = 9.134, c = 36.01, Z = 8; V = 3,036.22 Den(Calc)= 1.10

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnaa

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.445(1), 9.002(0.3), 8.214(0.26),

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Foresti E , Riva di Sanseverino L , Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei , 47 (1969) p.41-54, The X-ray crystal and molecular structure of an organic mineral: simonellite, C19H24, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Simonellite

Color:

White.

Density:

1.08

Streak:

white

Calculated Properties of Simonellite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.20 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Simonellite =1.10 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0099601108
Boson Index = 0.9900398892

Photoelectric:

PE_Simonellite= 0.13 barns/electron
U=PE_Simonellite x rElectron Density= 0.16 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Simonellite is Not Radioactive

Simonellite Classification

Dana Class:

50.03.03.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids

(50.03)(Hydrocarbons)

(50.03.03)Dana Group

50.03.03.01 Simonellite C19H24 Pnaa 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

10.BA.45 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

10.B - Hydrocarbons

10.BA -Hydrocarbons

10.BA.45 Simonellite C19H24 Pnaa 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Simonellite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Simonellite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Simonellite

C19H24
Dana No: 50.03.03.01 Strunz No: 10.BA.45
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