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Idrialite Mineral Data
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General Idrialite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
C22H14 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 278.35 gm |
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Hydrogen 5.07 % H |
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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. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Idrialite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Curtisite |
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Idrialine |
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Picene |
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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: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.94(1), 3.39(0.8), 4.04(0.6), |
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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, orange, yellow, green white, Long UV=blue, orange, yellow white. |
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine |
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Calculated Properties of Idrialite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.35 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Idrialite =1.29 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEIdrialite = 0.14 barns/electron
U=PEIdrialite x rElectron Density= 0.19 barns/cc.
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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: |
50.03.08.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids |
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(50.03)(Hydrocarbons) |
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(50.03.08)Dana Group |
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50.03.08.01 Idrialite C22H14 Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
10.BA.20 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.B - Hydrocarbons |
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10.BA -Hydrocarbons |
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10.BA.20 Idrialite C22H14 Unk Ortho |
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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 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Idrialite
C22H14
Dana No: 50.03.08.01 Strunz No: 10.BA.20
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