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Idrialite is a rare hydrocarbon mineral with approximate chemical formula C22H14.

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Mineral.name
Idrialite
Mineral.category
Organic mineral
Mineral.image
Idrialite-172289.jpg
Mineral.caption
Idrialite, Skaggs Springs Mine, Sonoma County, California (size: 6.3 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm
Mineral.formula
C22H14
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Id
Mineral.strunz
10.BA.20
Mineral.dana
50.03.08.01
Mineral.system
Orthorhombic Unknown space group
Mineral.unit cell
a = 8.07, b = 6.42 c = 27.75 [Å]; Z = 4
Mineral.color
Greenish yellow, light brown, colorless
Mineral.cleavage
{001}, perfect; {100}, poor
Mineral.fracture
Conchoidal
Mineral.mohs
1.5
Mineral.luster
Vitreous to adamantine
Mineral.gravity
1.236
Mineral.opticalprop
Biaxial (+)
Mineral.refractive
nα= 1.557 nβ = 1.734 nγ = 2.07

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Commons category
Idrialite
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
10.BA.20
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
10.BA.20
chemical formula
C₂₂H₁₄
IMA Mineral Symbol
Id
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IX/B.02 – Anhang
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{{infobox mineral | name = Idrialite | category = Organic mineral | image = Idrialite-172289.jpg | caption = Idrialite, Skaggs Springs Mine, Sonoma County, California (size: 6.3 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm | formula = C22H14 | IMAsymbol = Id | molweight = | strunz = 10.BA.20 | dana = 50.03.08.01 | system = Orthorhombic Unknown space group | symmetry = | unit cell = a = 8.07, b = 6.42 c = 27.75 [Å]; Z = 4 | color = Greenish yellow, light brown, colorless | colour = | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = {001}, perfect; {100}, poor | fracture = Conchoidal | tenacity = | mohs = 1.5 | luster = Vitreous to adamantine | streak = | diaphaneity = | gravity = 1.236 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (+) | refractive = nα= 1.557 nβ = 1.734 nγ = 2.07 | birefringence = | pleochroism = X = pale yellow; Y = Z = yellow | 2V = 84° | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = Short UV=blue, orange, yellow, green white | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | references = }} Idrialite is a rare hydrocarbon mineral with approximate chemical formula C22H14.

Idrialite usually occurs as soft orthorhombic crystals, is usually greenish yellow to light brown in color with bluish fluorescence. It is named after Idrija, town in Slovenia, where its occurrence was first described.

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