Mineral Factbook

Idrialite

C22H14IMA symbol: Idgrandfathered

Idrialite is an organic mineral with the formula C22H14, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has typically colorless, black, brown or green in color, a specific gravity of 1.092.

Photos

Idrialite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Idrialite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Physical properties

Specific gravity
1.092 g/cm3single sourceFord, Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 3rd ed. (1922)
Color
black, brown, colorless, green, yellowsingle sourceFord, Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 3rd ed. (1922)

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight278.35 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)C 94.93%, H 5.07%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)10.BA.20Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)10.BA.20Wikidata (CC0)