Dinite Mineral Data

General Dinite Information

Chemical Formula:

C20H36

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 276.51 gm

Hydrogen 13.12 % H

Carbon 86.88 % C

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

C₂₀H₃₆

Environment:

Found in lignite.

IMA Status:

Not Approved (Pre-IMA) 1852

Locality:

Castelnuovo Garfagnana, northern Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Olinto Dini (1802-1866), Italian teacher and professor of physics, University of Pisa.

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Dinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9681:1:0.8953

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.356, b = 12.762, c = 11.427, Z = 4; V = 1,801.89 Den(Calc)= 1.02

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2₁

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.06(1), 5.53(1), 7(0.6),

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Franzini L , Pasero M , Perchiazzi N , European Journal of Mineralogy , 3 (1991) p.855-861, Re-discovery and re-definition of dinite, C20H36,, a forgotten organic mineral from Garfagnana, northern Tuscany, Italy, Locality: Garfagnana, northern Tuscany, Italy

Physical Properties of Dinite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Yellowish white.

Density:

1.01

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Fragile - Crystals with a delicate and easily injured structure.

Habit:

Cryptocrystalline - Occurs as crystals too small to distinguish with the naked eye.

Habit:

Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

1 - Talc

Luster:

Waxy

Streak:

white

Calculated Properties of Dinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Dinite =1.02 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0095761553
Boson Index = 0.9904238447

Photoelectric:

PE_Dinite= 0.12 barns/electron
U=PE_Dinite x rElectron Density= 0.14 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Dinite is Not Radioactive

Dinite Classification

Dana Class:

50.03.05.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids

(50.03)(Hydrocarbons)

(50.03.05)Dana Group

50.03.05.01 Dinite* C20H36 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

10.BA.15 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

10.B - Hydrocarbons

10.BA -Hydrocarbons

10.BA.15 Dinite* C20H36 P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Dinite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p674,1992)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Dinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Dinite

C20H36
Dana No: 50.03.05.01 Strunz No: 10.BA.15
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