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Amber Mineral Data
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General Amber Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
[C,H,O] |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 180.29 gm |
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Hydrogen 11.18 % H 99.92 % H2O |
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Carbon 79.94 % C |
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Oxygen 8.87 % O |
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100.00 % 99.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
C12H20O |
| Environment: |
Fossilized tree resin which is insoluble in common organic solvents. Gives an aromatic odor when burned (Plastic imitations do not). |
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA |
| Locality: |
Gdansk, Shores of the Baltic Sea, Poland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The name is for the yellow-orange-brown color. |
| Synonym: |
Bernstein |
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Resin |
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Succinite |
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Xyloretinite - C10H17O |
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Amber Image |
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Amber
Comments: Rectangular specimen of dark, transparent amber with a large spider entombed inside.
Location: Bitterfeld, Saxony, Germany.
Scale: 14x10x10 mm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals |
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Amber Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Amorphous- No Crystals |
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Physical Properties of Amber
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Yellow, Brown, Colorless, Brownish red. |
| Density: |
1.05 - 1.15, Average = 1.1 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
| Habit: |
Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface. |
| Habit: |
Pulverulent - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent powdery mass. |
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail |
| Luminescence: |
Fluorescent. |
| Luster: |
Resinous |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Amber
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.445 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
KPDmeas= 0.4909,KC= 0.3397
Ncalc = 1.36 - 1.39 |
| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=1.54. |
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Calculated Properties of Amber
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Amber =1.10 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0088532573
Boson Index = 0.9911467427 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAmber = 0.15 barns/electron
U=PEAmber x rElectron Density= 0.18 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Amber is Not Radioactive |
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Amber Classification
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| Dana Class: |
50.00.00.00 (50)Organic Minerals |
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(50.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(50.00.00)Organic |
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50.00.00.00 Amber* [C,H,O] None |
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50.00.00.00 Tinnunculite* C10H12N6O8(?) Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
10.C 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.C - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals |
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10.C - |
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10.C Amber* [C,H,O] None |
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Other Amber Information
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| References: |
NAME( Athena) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Amber :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - Philatelic Mineralogy
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info
13 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
14 - Tradeshop.com - The Rainbow of Gems
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Amber
[C,H,O]
Dana No: 50.00.00.00 Strunz No: 10.C
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