Methane Ice
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
CH4
An important mineral detected on other planetary bodies, methane ice is not found naturally on Earth.
For the gas phase found in mines and as a component of fossil fuels, see methane.
For the gas phase found in mines and as a component of fossil fuels, see methane.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46720
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46720:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c558af77-8a2e-4570-a842-56206c720a5a
Chemistry of Methane Ice
Mindat Formula:
CH4
Elements listed:
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.
Internet Links for Methane Ice
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-46720.html
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References for Methane Ice
Reference List:
Localities for Methane Ice
β - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - 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 (e.g. 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.
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