Hoelite
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About Hoelite
Adolf Hoel in 1911
Formula:
C14H8O2
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named after Adolf Hoel (1879–1964), Norwegian geologist and polar researcher. He led the expedition during which the mineral was found.
Type Locality:
This page provides mineralogical data about Hoelite.
Classification of Hoelite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
9/B.02-30
10.CA.15
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
C : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
A : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
C : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
A : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
50.4.2.1
50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
4 : Miscellaneous
50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
4 : Miscellaneous
32.9
32 :
32 :
Chemical Properties of Hoelite
Formula:
C14H8O2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Hoelite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 7.69 | (95) |
| 6.16 | (50) |
| 3.84 | (35) |
| 3.79 | (10) |
| 3.52 | (100) |
| 3.36 | (80) |
| 3.14 | (14) |
Type Occurrence of Hoelite
Synonyms of Hoelite
Other Language Names for Hoelite
German:9,10-Anthrachinon
Hoelit
Hoelit
Spanish:Hoelita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| Sulphur | 2 photos of Hoelite associated with Sulphur on mindat.org. |
| Salammoniac | 1 photo of Hoelite associated with Salammoniac on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 10.CA. | Tholins | (C,H,N) | |
| 10.CA.05 | Refikite | C20H32O2 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 2 |
| 10.CA.10 | Flagstaffite | C10H22O3 | Orth. |
| 10.CA.20 | Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 10.CA.25 | Kladnoite | C6H4(CO)2NH | Mon. 2/m |
| 10.CA.30 | Guanine | C5H5N5O | Mon. |
| 10.CA.30 | Tinnunculite (of Chesnokov & Shcherbakova) | C10H12N8O8 | Orth. |
| 10.CA.35 | Urea | CO(NH2)2 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 21m |
| 10.CA.40 | Uricite | C5H4N4O3 | Mon. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 32.1 | Evenkite | C21H44 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm |
| 32.2 | Fichtelite | C19H34 | Mon. |
| 32.3 | Simonellite | C19H24 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna |
| 32.4 | Kratochvílite | C13H10 | Orth. |
| 32.5 | Idrialite | C22H14 | Orth. |
| 32.6 | Carpathite | C24H12 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 32.7 | Refikite | C20H32O2 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 2 |
| 32.8 | Flagstaffite | C10H22O3 | Orth. |
| 32.10 | Kladnoite | C6H4(CO)2NH | Mon. 2/m |
| 32.11 | Acetamide | CH3CONH2 | Trig. 3m : R3c |
| 32.12 | Guanine | C5H5N5O | Mon. |
| 32.13 | Urea | CO(NH2)2 | Tet. 4 2m : P4 21m |
| 32.14 | Uricite | C5H4N4O3 | Mon. |
| 32.15 | Abelsonite | Ni(C31H32N4) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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:
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Hintze, Ergb. I (1938): 222.
Jehlička, J. , Žáček, V., Edwards, H.G.M., Shcherbakova, E. and Moroz, T. (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.
Internet Links for Hoelite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-1915.html
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Localities for Hoelite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Czech Republic | |
| Zacek, V., Oplustil, S., Mayova, A. & Meyer, F. R. (1995): Die Mineralien von Kladno in Mittelböhmen, Tschechische Republik. Mineralien-Welt 6 (1), 13-30 (in German). |
| Hyrsl J., Korbel P.; Tschechien & Slowakei, Mineralien und Fundstellen. Bode Verlag, 2008. Page 268-273 |
| 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 | |
| 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 (TL) | |
| Oftedahl, I (1929): Minerals from the burning coal seam at Mt.Pyramide, Spitsbergen. (part II of Werenskiold, W.and Oftedal, I: A burning coal seam at Mt.Pyramide, Spitsbergen.] in Hoel, A, Editor): Det norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo, Resultater av de norske statsunderstøttede Spitsbergenekspeditioner (Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet), Vol I, No 3, 9-14 + Plate 1 |
Carola Mine, Freital, Dresden, Saxony, Germany