Wampenite

Wampenite
General
Category Organic mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		 C18H16
Crystal system Monoclinic
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space group P21/a
Unit cell a = 6.73 Å, b = 8.69 Å
c = 23.71 Å, β = 90.12o (approximated)
Identification
References [1]

Wampenite is a rare organic mineral[2] with the formula C18H16, found in Wampen, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany.[1]

Similar minerals

Although structurally unique,[1] chemically wampenite is similar to other minerals, like fichtelite, kratochvílite, ravatite, and simonellite.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Nestola, F., Williams, P.A., Leverett, P., Hejazi, L., Hibbs, D.E., Mrorsko, M., Alvaro, M., and Kasatkin, A.V., 2015. Wampenite, IMA 2015-061. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1229; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  2. ↑ "Wampenite: Wampenite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Fichtelite: Fichtelite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Kratochvílite: Kratochvílite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Ravatite: Ravatite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Simonellite: Simonellite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


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