Refikite Mineral Data

General Refikite Information

Chemical Formula:

C19H31COOH

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 304.47 gm

Hydrogen 10.59 % H

Carbon 78.90 % C

Oxygen 10.51 % O

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

C₂₀H₃₂O₂

Environment:

Found in lignite as crystals in the roots of a fossil spruce.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1852

Locality:

Montorio, near Feramo, Abruzze Mountains, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Refik Bey (-1865), Turkish journalist, for his interest in the sciences.

Name Pronunciation:

Refikite

Synonym:

delta13 dihydor d pimaric acid

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Refikite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4666:1:0.357

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.43, b = 22.35, c = 7.98, Z = 4; V = 1,860.22 Den(Calc)= 1.09

Crystal System:

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

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 5.5(1), 6.09(0.9), 5.2(0.7),

Physical Properties of Refikite

Color:

White.

Density:

1.09

Habit:

Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals.

Habit:

Scaly - Morphology like fish scales.

Hardness:

1 - Talc

Streak:

white

Calculated Properties of Refikite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.20 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Refikite =1.09 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0087450072
Boson Index = 0.9912549928

Photoelectric:

PE_Refikite= 0.16 barns/electron
U=PE_Refikite x rElectron Density= 0.19 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Refikite Classification

Dana Class:

50.04.01.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids

(50.04)with miscellaneous formulae

(50.04.01)Dana Group

50.04.01.01 Refikite C19H31COOH P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

10.CA.05 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

10.C - Miscellaneous Organic Minerals

10.CA -Miscellaneous Organic Materials

10.CA.05 Refikite C19H31COOH P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Refikite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Refikite :
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

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Refikite

C19H31COOH
Dana No: 50.04.01.01 Strunz No: 10.CA.05
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