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General Dinite Information |
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 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 |
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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 - DisphenoidalH-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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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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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 | ||
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 |
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| 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 | ||
| (50.03)(Hydrocarbons) | |||
| (50.03.05)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
10.BA.15 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ||
| 10.B - Hydrocarbons | |||
| 10.BA -Hydrocarbons | |||
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 Search for Dinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Dinite : A Bijoux Google Search for DiniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Dinite Cape Minerals Google Search for Dinite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Dinite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Dinite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Dinite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Dinite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Dinite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Dinite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Dinite Ask about Dinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Dinite Specimen Label here :
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