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آبلسونیت
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آبلسونیت

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Also known as nickel porphyrine, IMA1975-013

Abelsonite is a nickel porphyrin mineral with chemical formula C31H32N4Ni. It was discovered in 1969 in the U.S. State of Utah and described in 1975. The mineral is named after geochemist Philip H. Abelson. It is the only known crystalline geoporphyrin.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Abelsonite
Mineral.category
Organic minerals
Mineral.image
File:Abelsonite - Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, USA.jpg
Mineral.caption
Abelsonite from the Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, US
Mineral.formula
C31H32N4Ni
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Abl
Mineral.strunz
10.CA.20
Mineral.dana
50.4.9.1
Mineral.system
Triclinic
Mineral.symmetry
P (No. 2)
Mineral.unit cell
a = 8.508, b = 11.185 Åc = 7.299 [Å], α = 90.85°β = 114.1°, γ = 79.99° Z = 1
Mineral.color
Pink-purple, dark greyish purple, pale purplish red, reddish brown
Mineral.cleavage
Probable on {11}
Mineral.fracture
Fragile
Mineral.mohs
2–3
Mineral.luster
Adamantine, sub-metallic
Mineral.opticalprop
Biaxial
Mineral.fluorescence
Non-fluorescent

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Philip Abelson
Image
Abelsonite - Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, USA.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
10.CA.20
streak color
pink
Commons category
Abelsonite
chemical formula
NiC₃₁H₃₂N₄
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
10.CA.20
IMA Mineral Symbol
Abl
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