| Amber Mineral Data |
[Mineral Auctions] [Register] [Current Auctions] [Log In] [www.danweinrich.com]
Dan Weinrich Auctions
Specializing In Live Weekly Auctions Of Top Quality Mineral Specimens
The Place To Find Great Specimens At Great Prices!
- IX/C.01-10 Amber [C,H,O] None
General Amber Information |
|||
 Chemical Formula: |
[C,H,O] | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 180.29 gm | ||
| Hydrogen 11.18 % H 99.92 % H2O | |||
| Carbon 79.94 % C | |||
| Oxygen 8.87 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 99.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
C12H20O | ||
| Environment: |
Fossilized tree resin. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA | ||
| Locality: |
Gdansk, Shores of the Baltic Sea, Poland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
Bernstein | ||
| Resin | |||
| Succinite | |||
| Xyloretinite-C10H17O | |||
Amber Image | |||
|
Images:
|
|
||
Amber Crystallography |
|||
| Crystal System: |
Amorphous- No Crystals | ||
Physical Properties of Amber |
|||
| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Yellow, Brown, Colorless, Brownish red. | ||
| Density: |
1.05 - 1.15, Average = 1.1 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). | ||
| Habit: |
Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface. | ||
| Habit: |
Pulverulent - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent powdery mass. | ||
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail | ||
| Luminescence: |
Fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Resinous | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Amber |
|||
| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.445 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) KPDmeas= 0.4909,KC= 0.3397 |
||
| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=1.54. | ||
Calculated Properties of Amber |
|||
| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.22 gm/cc |
||
| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00885 Boson Index = 0.99115 |
||
| Photoelectric: |
PEAmber = 0.15 barns/electron |
||
| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Amber is Not Radioactive |
||
Amber Classification |
|||
| Dana Class: |
50.0.0.0 (50)Organic Minerals | ||
| (50.0)Without Dana Classification Numbers | |||
| (Organic) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IX/C.01-10 IX - Organic compunds | ||
| IX/C - Resins and other compounds | |||
| IX/C.01 - Bernstein series | |||
Other Amber Information |
|||
| References: |
NAME( Athena) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Amber : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Applied Mineralogy 4 -Athena 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Philatelic Mineralogy 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Scandinavian mineral gallery 14 - Tradeshop.com - The Rainbow of Gems Search for Amber using: Visit our Advertisers for Amber : Translate Amber Mineral Data : Ask about Amber here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Amber Specimen Label here :
|
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |