Phylloretine
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Formula:
C18H18
structural formula: (CH)3C(C3H7)C2(CH)2C2(CH)3C(CH3)
Specific Gravity:
1.13
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Chemically equal to 7-isopropyl-1-methylphenanthrene (retene).
Biomarker of higher plants (as is simonellite). Used in palaeobotanics, in form of retene/cadalene ratio, to analyze the part of the Pinaceae in the studied material.
Biomarker of higher plants (as is simonellite). Used in palaeobotanics, in form of retene/cadalene ratio, to analyze the part of the Pinaceae in the studied material.
Classification of Phylloretine
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959), Questionable
10.BA.35
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
B : Hydrocarbons
A : Hydrocarbons
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
B : Hydrocarbons
A : Hydrocarbons
50.3.9.
50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
3 : Hydrocarbons
50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
3 : Hydrocarbons
Physical Properties of Phylloretine
Density:
1.13 g/cm3 (Measured) 1.244 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemical Properties of Phylloretine
Formula:
C18H18
structural formula: (CH)3C(C3H7)C2(CH)2C2(CH)3C(CH3)
structural formula: (CH)3C(C3H7)C2(CH)2C2(CH)3C(CH3)
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Phylloretine
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.26 Å, b = 8.52 Å, c = 23.45 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.735 : 1 : 2.752
Unit Cell V:
1250.71 ų
Z:
4
Synonyms of Phylloretine
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 10.BA.05 | Fichtelite | C19H34 | Mon. |
| 10.BA.10 | Hartite | C20H34 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 10.BA.15 | Dinite | C20H36 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
| 10.BA.20 | Idrialite | C22H14 | Orth. |
| 10.BA.25 | Kratochvílite | C13H10 | Orth. |
| 10.BA.30 | Carpathite | C24H12 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 10.BA.40 | Ravatite | C14H10 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
| 10.BA.45 | Simonellite | C19H24 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna |
| 10.BA.50 | Evenkite | C21H44 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm |
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 Phylloretine
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Strunz, H. & C. Tennyson (1970): "Mineralogische Tabellen" 5th Ed.,p496, Leipzig (1970)
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rendoconti, Classe de Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche, e Naturali (1953), 652
Hautevelle, Y., Michels, R., Malartre, F., Trouiller, A. (2005): Vascular plant biomarkers as ancient vegetation proxies and their stratigraphic use for tracing paleoclimatic changes during Jurassic in Western Europe. Geophysical Research Abstracts: 7: 10201.
Kinghorn, A.D., Falk, H., Gibbons, S., Kobayashi, J., (2017): Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products. ISSN 2191-7043 (electronic ISSN 2192-4309), Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland, 245 pp.
Internet Links for Phylloretine
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Localities for Phylloretine
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