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Abelsonite R070007

Name: Abelsonite
RRUFF ID: R070007
Ideal Chemistry: NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄
Locality: Green River Formation, Utah, USA
Source: Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Purple platy crystals embedded in drill core
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070007.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ni_0.92Fe²⁺_0.05Cr_0.02)C₃₁H₃₂N₄ ; C, H and N not measured but estimated by stoichiometry
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070007

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070007.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 8.50(2)Å b: 11.20(3)Å c: 7.26(2)Å
alpha: 91.21(6)° beta: 113.61(7)° gamma: 79.73(5)° Volume: 622(7)Å³ Crystal System: triclinic

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REFERENCES for Abelsonite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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]
Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 502-504 [view file]
Milton C, Dwornik E J, Estep-Barnes P A, Finkelman R B, Pabst A, Palmer S (1978) Abelsonite, nickel porphyrin, a new mineral from the Green River Formation, Utah, American Mineralogist, 63, 930-937 [view file]
Storm C B, Krane J, Skjetne T, Telnaes N, Branthaver J F, Baker E W (1984) The structure of abelsonite, Science, 223, 1075-1076 [link]
Mason G M, Trudell L G, Branthaver J F (1989) Review of the stratigraphic distribution and diagenetic history of abelsonite, Organic Geochemistry, 14, 585-594
Hummer D R, Noll B C, Hazen R M, Downs R T (2017) Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin, American Mineralogist, 102, 1129-1132 [view file]

REFERENCES for Abelsonite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 502-504 [view file]

Milton C, Dwornik E J, Estep-Barnes P A, Finkelman R B, Pabst A, Palmer S (1978) Abelsonite, nickel porphyrin, a new mineral from the Green River Formation, Utah, American Mineralogist, 63, 930-937 [view file]

Storm C B, Krane J, Skjetne T, Telnaes N, Branthaver J F, Baker E W (1984) The structure of abelsonite, Science, 223, 1075-1076 [link]

Mason G M, Trudell L G, Branthaver J F (1989) Review of the stratigraphic distribution and diagenetic history of abelsonite, Organic Geochemistry, 14, 585-594

Hummer D R, Noll B C, Hazen R M, Downs R T (2017) Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin, American Mineralogist, 102, 1129-1132 [view file]