abelsonite Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for abelsonite

This reference page contains mineralogic data for abelsonite and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching abelsonite in the database: Abelsonite

Mineralogical Reference

abelsonite

Mineral	Abelsonite
Chemistry	Ni[C 32 H 36 N 4 ]
Color	pink -purple red dish-brown
Luster	AdamantineSub-Metallic
Transparency	Triclinic
CrystalSystem	Triclinic
Cleavage	Poor/Indistinct
Hardness	2 - 3
SpecificGravity	1.45 g/ccm
Streak	pink
Occurences	Mahogany Zone oil shale
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1978
CellParameters	a = 8.44b = 11.12c = 7.28 α=90.88°β=113.75°γ=79.57°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.759 : 1 : 0.655
TypeLocality	W O S C O Well Green River formation Uintah Co. Utah U S A
Strunz	9/A.02-60 9 : Organic Compounds A : Oxalates. Salts from organic acids. [C2O4]2- arranged after increasing cation size 02 : Mellite - Abelsonite (?) series

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