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Kratochvílite

kratochvílite

C13H10

Kratochvílite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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Overview

Kratochvilite is a rare organic mineral formed by combustion of coal or pyritic black shale deposits. It is a hydrocarbon with the formula of either C13H10 or (C6H4)2CH2. It is a polymorph of the aromatic hydrocarbon fluorene. It forms white, yellow to brown crystals in the orthorhombic system which occur often as a druzey encrustation. It has a specific gravity of 1.21 and a Mohs hardness of 1 to 2. It was first described from the Nejedly mine in Bohemia, Czech Republic in 1937. It is named after Josef Kratotchvíl, Czech geologist.

Scientific references

  1. Kratochvílite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408618 Link
  2. Kratochvílite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratochv%C3%ADlite Link