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Hartite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Castelnuovo Mine, Santa Barbara, Cavriglia, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.3 × 5 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
36.00gr
Description

A rare crystallized hydrocarbon on vugs of young lignite, a precursor of coal.

Mineral Data
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Hartite

Formula: 
C20H34
Strunz: 
10.BA.10
Hardness: 
1.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Lignite mines, Hart, Enzenreith, Industrieviertel, Lower Austria, Austria