Fichtelite R190001


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

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]

Bromeis C (1841) Ueber den Fichtelite, Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, Heidelberg, 37, 304-306   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C, (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 1073-1077   [view file]

Mace H A, Peterson R C (1995) The crystal structure of fichtelite, a naturally occurring hydrocarbon, The Canadian Mineralogist, 33, 7-11   [view file]