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Hoelite

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Carola Mine, Freital, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
© Thomas Witzke

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Formula:
C
 
14
H
 
8
O
 
2
System:Orthorhombic
This page provides mineralogical data about Hoelite.

Classification of Hoelite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:9/B.02-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:10.CA.15

10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
C : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
A : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
Dana 8th edition ID:50.4.2.1

50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
4 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:32.9

32 :
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Type Occurrence of Hoelite

Type Locality:Mt. Pyramide, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Year of Discovery:1922

Crystallography of Hoelite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Chemical Properties of Hoelite

Formula:
C
 
14
H
 
8
O
 
2
Essential elements:C, H, O
All elements listed in formula:C, H, O

Relationship of Hoelite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
10.CA.05Refikite
C
 
20
H
 
32
O
 
2
10.CA.10Flagstaffite
C
 
10
H
 
22
O
 
3
10.CA.20Abelsonite
Ni[C
 
32
H
 
36
N
 
4
]
10.CA.25Kladnoite
C
 
6
H
 
4
(CO)
 
2
NH
10.CA.30Guanine
C
 
5
H
 
5
N
 
5
O
10.CA.30Tinnunculite
C
 
10
H
 
12
N
 
8
O
 
8
10.CA.35Urea
CO(NH
 
2
)
 
2
10.CA.40Uricite
C
 
5
H
 
4
N
 
4
O
 
3
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
32.1Evenkite
C
 
21
H
 
44
32.2 Fitchtelite
C
 
19
H
 
34
32.3Simonellite
C
 
19
H
 
24
32.4Kratochvílite
C
 
13
H
 
10
32.5Idrialite
C
 
22
H
 
14
32.6Carpathite
C
 
24
H
 
12
32.7Refikite
C
 
20
H
 
32
O
 
2
32.8Flagstaffite
C
 
10
H
 
22
O
 
3
32.10Kladnoite
C
 
6
H
 
4
(CO)
 
2
NH
32.11Acetamide
CH
 
3
CONH
 
2
32.12Guanine
C
 
5
H
 
5
N
 
5
O
32.13Urea
CO(NH
 
2
)
 
2
32.14Uricite
C
 
5
H
 
4
N
 
4
O
 
3
32.15Abelsonite
Ni[C
 
32
H
 
36
N
 
4
]

Other Names for Hoelite

Synonyms:
9,10-Anthraquinone
Other Languages:
German:9,10-Anthrachinon
Hoelit
Spanish:Hoelita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Hoelite

Reference List:Hintze, Ergb. I (1938): 222.

Jehlicka, J. et al. (2007): Raman spectra of organic compounds kladnoite (C6H4(CO2)NH) and hoelite (C14H8O2) - rare sublimation products crystallising on self-ignited coal heaps. Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 68,1053-1057(2007)

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    Localities for Hoelite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Kladno
          • Libušin
    		RRUFF ID: R060874
      • Hradec Králové Region
        • Trutnov (Trautenau)
          • Radvanice
    		Jirásek, J.: Thermal Changes of the Rocks in the Dump Pile of the Kateřina Colliery in Radvanice (Eastern Bohemia). Ostrava: VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Institute of Geological Engineering - 541, 2001. 69 p.
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Dresden
        • Freital
    		Thalheim, K.; Reichel, W. & Witzke, T. (1991): Die Minerale des Döhlener Beckens.- Schriften des Staatlichen Museums für Mineralogie und Geologie zu Dresden, Nr. 3
    Norway
     
    • Svalbard
      • Spitsbergen
    		Oftedal I: Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo, Resultater av de norske...
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