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Name: Fichtelite RRUFF ID: R190001 Ideal Chemistry: C19H34 Locality: Moor Bad Feilnbach, Bavaria , Germany Source: Stefan Schorn [view label] [view label] [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Transparent white lamellar crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
REFERENCES for Fichtelite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Bromeis C (1841) Ueber den Fichtelite, Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, Heidelberg, 37, 304-306 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C, (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 1073-1077 [view file] |
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Mace H A, Peterson R C (1995) The crystal structure of fichtelite, a naturally occurring hydrocarbon, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 7-11 [view file] |
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