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| System: | Isometric | |||||||||||
| Name: | For its structural resemblance to diamond. Note that this is a commonly used name for this compound in the chemical and petroleum industries, but has not been approved by the IMA as a mineral species name. | |||||||||||
Classification of Adamantane | ||||||||||
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Occurrences of Adamantane | ||||||||||
| Geological Setting: | Petroleum deposits. | |||||||||
Crystallography of Adamantane | ||||||||||
| Crystal System: | Isometric | |||||||||
| Class (H-M): | m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral | |||||||||
| Space Group: | Fd3m {F41/d 3 2/m} | |||||||||
| Morphology: | octahedral microcrystals | |||||||||
Chemical Properties of Adamantane | ||||||||||
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| All elements listed in formula: | C, H | |||||||||
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| Thermal Behaviour: | Melting point: 270 °C (unusually high for a hydrocarbon) | |||||||||
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||||||
| Industrial Uses: | several | |||||||||
References for Adamantane | ||||||||||
| Reference List: - + | Dahl, et al. (2003): Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42:2040-2044 Science News, 163:310 (2003) www.chevrontexaco.com/moleculardiamond/diamondtech/discovery.asp tigger/uic.edu/~mansoori/Diamondoids.html | |||||||||
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