37:
746:
Stephen A. Wise, Robert M. Campbell, W. Raymond West, Milton L. Lee, Keith D. Bartle (1986): "Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon minerals curtisite, idrialite and pendletonite using high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic
531:(PAHs) consisting of six specific PAH structural series with each member of a series differing from the previous member by addition of another aromatic ring. The curtisite and idrialite samples contained many of the same components but in considerably different relative amounts.
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that gave off flammable gases. The mineral was described in 1925 and named "curtisite" after the local resident L. Curtis who called attention to it. The crystals are square or six sided flakes, 1 mm in diameter, yellow to
577:
Curtisite is also associated with small amounts of a dark brown oil, that appears to be responsible for some of the yellow color and most of the fluorescence, and can be separated by recrystallization.
841:
Frank, Otakar; JehliÄŤka, Jan; Edwards, Howell G.M. (December 2007). "Raman spectroscopy as tool for the characterization of thio-polyaromatic hydrocarbons in organic minerals".
347:, but was eventually found to consist of the same compounds as idrialite, in somewhat different amounts. Thus curtisite is now considered to be merely a variety of idrialite.
490:. The material purified by repeated recrystallization melts at 360-370 C while turning very black. It sublimes giving very thin iridescent colors.
883:
T. A. Geissman, K. Y. Sun, and J. Murdoch (1967): "Organic minerals. Picine and chrysene as constituents of the mineral
Curtisite (idrialite)".
951:
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Max Blumer (1975): "Curtisite, idrialite and pendletonite, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon minerals: Their composition and origin"
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F. E. Wright and E. T. Allen (1925): "Curtisite, a new organic mineral from Skaggs
Springs, Sonoma County, California (abstract)"
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562:- and dimethyl-substituted homologues; the major components in the idrialite sample were higher-molecular-weight PAH, i.e.
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Based on the composition, it was conjectured that the compounds were produced by medium-temperature
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at elevated temperatures in the subsurface and by recrystallization during migration.
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Idrialite was first described in 1832 for an occurrence in the Idrija region west of
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Idrialite, Skaggs
Springs Mine, Sonoma County, California (size: 6.3 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm
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Curtisite and idrialite have been found to be unique complex mixtures of over 100
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In the Skaggs
Springs occurrence, the mineral occurs in a hot spring area of the
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Curtisite, a new organic mineral from Skaggs
Springs, Sonoma County, California
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crystals, is usually greenish yellow to light brown in color with bluish
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574:(MW 328), in addition to the compounds found in the curtisite sample.
434:(mercuric sulfide), which had been deposited in that order before it.
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and
Biomolecular Spectroscopy
794:" page at the Mindat.org online database. Accessed on 2020-08-28.
715:" page at the Mindat.org online database. Accessed on 2020-08-28.
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693:". Online document at Webmineral.com. Accessed on 2020-08-28.
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The major PAH constituents of the curtisite sample were:
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The
Curtisite variety is only slightly soluble in hot
920:. The Chemical Society of Great Britain. p. 167.
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of organic matter, then further modified by extended
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studies indicate that it may be a mixture of complex
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382:It also occurs at the Skaggs Springs location in
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331:due to its combustibility and association with
731:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 83.
8:
914:Goldschmidt, G. (1879). Watts, Henry (ed.).
592:When distilled, it produces the mineral wax
310:, where its occurrence was first described.
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283:mineral with approximate chemical formula C
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263:Short UV=blue, orange, yellow, green white
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903:. Maclachlan & Stewart. p. 748.
751:, volume 54, issues 3–4, pages 339-357.
458:. The solubility is 0.5% or less in hot
900:Chemistry of Organic Bodies: Vegetables
604:
147:Greenish yellow, light brown, colorless
823:F. E. Wright and E. T. Allen (1930): "
26:
774:, volume 16, issue 4, pages 245-256.
7:
614:"IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols"
538:(a PAH with 5 fused benzene rings),
359:, northwestern Slovenia, mixed with
728:Catalogue of Minerals and Synonyms
25:
313:The mineral has also been called
294:Idrialite usually occurs as soft
343:was described in 1925 and named
134:c = 27.75 ; Z = 4
917:Journal of the Chemical Society
390:, and in the Knoxville Mine in
240:X = pale yellow; Y = Z = yellow
1:
780:10.1016/0009-2541(75)90064-9
757:10.1016/0009-2541(86)90148-8
887:, volume 23, pages 793-794.
831:, volume 15, pages 169-173.
157:{001}, perfect; {100}, poor
973:
952:Minerals described in 1832
438:Composition and properties
863:10.1016/j.saa.2006.12.033
807:, volume 11, pages 67-67.
747:resonance spectroscopy".
725:Egleston, Thomas (1889).
529:polyaromatic hydrocarbons
34:
897:Thomson, Thomas (1838).
689:Dave Barthelmy (2012): "
566:(molecular weight 316),
548:benzophenanthrothiophene
351:Discovery and occurrence
327:It has also been called
413:, around a vent in the
392:Napa County, California
691:Idrialite Mineral Data
674:Handbook of Mineralogy
618:Mineralogical Magazine
544:11H-indenophenanthrene
502:benzonaphthothiophenes
486:, and over 10% in hot
430:(arsenic sulfide) and
190:Vitreous to adamantine
942:Orthorhombic minerals
829:American Mineralogist
805:American Mineralogist
564:benzonaphthofluorenes
94:Strunz classification
947:Luminescent minerals
568:benzoindenofluorenes
516:(chemical formula: C
504:(chemical formula: C
464:carbon tetrachloride
411:Franciscan formation
329:inflammable cinnabar
302:. It is named after
855:2007AcSpA..68.1065F
639:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
630:2021MinM...85..291W
612:Warr, L.N. (2021).
514:dinaphthothiophenes
132:a = 8.07, b = 6.42
122:Unknown space group
104:Dana classification
494:Raman spectroscopy
205:Optical properties
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375:associated with
214:Refractive index
196:Specific gravity
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339:location of
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300:fluorescence
296:orthorhombic
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259:fluorescence
119:Orthorhombic
572:benzopicene
388:Lake County
281:hydrocarbon
256:Ultraviolet
236:Pleochroism
208:Biaxial (+)
108:50.03.08.01
931:Categories
885:Experentia
600:References
500:including
468:chloroform
341:California
306:, town in
279:is a rare
268:References
173:Mohs scale
167:Conchoidal
84:IMA symbol
792:Curtisite
713:Idrialite
669:Idrialite
648:235729616
583:pyrolysis
420:pistachio
415:sandstone
357:Ljubljana
345:curtisite
315:idrialine
277:Idrialite
226:= 1.734 n
222:= 1.557 n
128:Unit cell
30:Idrialite
18:Curtisite
871:17307383
594:idrialin
556:chrysene
400:Slovakia
377:cinnabar
333:cinnabar
320:branderz
308:Slovenia
246:2V angle
176:hardness
163:Fracture
153:Cleavage
98:10.BA.20
52:Category
851:Bibcode
626:Bibcode
512:S) and
488:aniline
480:toluene
476:benzene
452:butanol
444:acetone
428:realgar
404:Ukraine
63:Formula
47:General
957:Idrija
869:
646:
560:methyl
536:picene
524:S).
484:xylene
396:France
373:gypsum
369:quartz
365:pyrite
325:German
317:, and
304:Idrija
230:= 2.07
186:Luster
644:S2CID
200:1.236
144:Color
867:PMID
402:and
371:and
361:clay
859:doi
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250:84°
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