General Information:
Chemical Formula:Ni++C31H32N4
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 519.31 gm)Nickel 11.30 %
NiHydrogen 6.21 %
H Carbon 71.70 %
C Nitrogen 10.79 %
N Empirical Formula: NiC31H32N4
Environment:Fractures in lacusterine, kerogen-rich shales.
IMA Status:Approved IMA 1975
Locality:TL: Green River formation, eastern Uintah Co., Utah, USA.
Name Origin:Named after Philip H. Abelson, president, the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, a pioneer in organic geochemistry.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[111] Good
Color:pinkish red, purple, or reddish brown.
Density:1.45
Diaphaniety:Translucent
Habits:Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)., Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.,
Hardness:2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Sub Metallic
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