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Adamantane
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Formula:
C10H16
structural formula: (CH2)2(CH)2(μ2-CH2)(CH2)2
Crystal 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.
A tricyclic hydrocarbon with face-centered cubic lattice - very unusual for an organic compound. Minute octahedral crystals are naturally occuring in some petroleum deposits. Isolated from Czech petroleum in 1933, and from U.S. petroleum in the late 1950s. Much studied by the petroleum industry (but not yet by mineralogists?).
Other chemical name: tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane. May be treated as three-ring organic based on untypically fused three cyclohexane rings.
Other chemical name: tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane. May be treated as three-ring organic based on untypically fused three cyclohexane rings.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
26594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:26594:0
Chemistry of Adamantane
Mindat Formula:
C10H16
structural formula: (CH2)2(CH)2(μ2-CH2)(CH2)2
structural formula: (CH2)2(CH)2(μ2-CH2)(CH2)2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Adamantane
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3m
Morphology:
octahedral microcrystals
Geological Environment
Geological Setting:
Petroleum deposits.
Synonyms of Adamantane
Other Information
Thermal Behaviour:
Melting point: 270 °C (unusually high for a hydrocarbon)
Health Risks:
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
Internet Links for Adamantane
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Localities for Adamantane
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | |
| Wang et al. (2024) |
| Wang et al. (2024) |
