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Formula: C24H12
Organic mineral, chemically identical to the chemical coronene, which is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Specific gravity: 1.35 to 1.40 measured, 1.29 calculated
Hardness: 1½
Colour: Yellow, yellowish brown
Luminescence: Fluoresces sky-blue under long wave and short wave UV
Environments
Carpathite is flammable.
Localities
At the type locality, Olenevo, Mukachevo Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, carpathite occurs in cavities at
the contact of diorite
porphyry with
argillites. Associated minerals include
idrialite, amorphous organic material,
calcite, baryte,
quartz, cinnabar and
metacinnabar
(HOM).
Carpathite from Olenevo - Image
At the Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA, carpathite occurs as a low-temperature
hydrothermal mineral, associated with cinnabar and
quartz
(HOM).
Carpathite from the Picacho Mine - Image
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