Chemistry:Wampenite

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Wampenite
General
CategoryOrganic mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
C18H16
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP21/a
Unit cella = 6.73 Å, b = 8.69 Å
c = 23.71 Å, β = 90.12o (approximated)
Identification
References[1]

Wampenite is a rare organic mineral[3] with the formula C18H16, found in Wampen, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany.[1]

Similar minerals

Although structurally unique,[1] chemically wampenite is similar to other minerals, like fichtelite, kratochvílite, ravatite, retene/phylloretene, and simonellite.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Nestola, F., Williams, P.A., Leverett, P., Hejazi, L., Hibbs, D.E., Mrorsko, M., Alvaro, M., and Kasatkin, A.V., 2015. Wampenite, IMA 2015-061. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1229; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  2. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  3. "Wampenite: Wampenite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-46829.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13. 
  4. "Fichtelite: Fichtelite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-1545.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13. 
  5. "Kratochvílite: Kratochvílite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-2269.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13. 
  6. "Ravatite: Ravatite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-3373.html. Retrieved 2023-03-04. 
  7. "Phylloretine: Mineral information, data and localities.". https://www.mindat.org/min-39425.html. Retrieved 2023-03-04. 
  8. "Simonellite: Simonellite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-3366.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13.