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Dinite Mineral Data
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General Dinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
C20H36 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 276.51 gm |
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Hydrogen 13.12 % H |
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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
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| 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 - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.06(1), 5.53(1), 7(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Dinite
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| 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 |
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Calculated Properties of Dinite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Dinite =1.02 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0095761553
Boson Index = 0.9904238447 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEDinite = 0.12 barns/electron
U=PEDinite x rElectron Density= 0.14 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Dinite is Not Radioactive |
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Dinite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
50.03.05.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids |
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(50.03)(Hydrocarbons) |
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(50.03.05)Dana Group |
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50.03.05.01 Dinite* C20H36 P 212121 2 2 2 |
| Strunz Class: |
10.BA.15 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.B - Hydrocarbons |
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10.BA -Hydrocarbons |
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10.BA.15 Dinite* C20H36 P 212121 2 2 2 |
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Other Dinite Information
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| 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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