Wampenite is a rare organic mineral[3] with the formula C18H16, found in Wampen, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany.[2]
| Wampenite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Organic mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | C18H16 |
| IMA symbol | Wpn[1] |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P21/a |
| Unit cell | a = 6.73 Å, b = 8.69 Å c = 23.71 Å, β = 90.12o (approximated) |
| Identification | |
| References | [2] |
Similar minerals
editAlthough structurally unique,[2] chemically wampenite is similar to other minerals, like fichtelite, kratochvílite, ravatite, retene/phylloretene, and simonellite.[4][5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ "Wampenite: Wampenite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Fichtelite: Fichtelite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Kratochvílite: Kratochvílite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Ravatite: Ravatite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Phylloretine: Mineral information, data and localities". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Simonellite: Simonellite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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