Ravatite (picture width: 45 mm) Locality: Halde Anna, Alsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ravatite
Ravatite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the organic mineral class, with the chemical formula C₁₄H₁₀.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1).
Key properties: Mohs hardness 1; specific gravity 1.11; Vitreous to waxy luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Rav, IMA status: approved, named in 1992.
A rare sublimate formed in burning coal seams at < 50 ° C–60 ° C.
It is found associated with Other hydrocarbons, selenium.
The name refers to its occurrence near Ravat, Tajikistan.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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