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Abelsonite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Abelsonite

Uintah County, Utah, USA

Abelsonite

Green River Formation, USA

Abelsonite

Uintah County, Utah, USA

Abelsonite

Uintah County, Utah, USA

Abelsonite

Green River Formation, USA

Abelsonite

Uintah County, Utah, USA

Abelsonite

Uintah County, Utah, USA

Abelsonite

Green River Formation, USA

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About AbelsoniteHide

Philip Hauge Abelson

Formula:

Ni(C₃₁H₃₂N₄)

Colour:

Pink-purple, dark greyish purple, pale purplish red, reddish brown

Lustre:

Adamantine, Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

2 - 3

Specific Gravity:

1.33 - 1.48

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Name:

For American physicist Philip Hauge Abelson (27 April 1913, Tacoma, Washington, USA - 1 August 2004, Bethesda, Maryland, USA). He was co-discoverer of element 93 (neptunium), editor of the periodical Science (1962-1984), and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory (1953-1971).

Type Locality:

ⓘ WOSCO Well, Uintah County, Utah, USA

Chemically a nickel porphyrine derivative, classified as deoxophylloerythroetioporphyrin. Unique combination of elements; the only organonickel mineral known. Formed at depth (Milton et al., 1978), likely from a chlorophyll (but likely not the chlorophyll-d) (Storm et al., 1984).

Abelsonite is accompanied by one or more structurally-related, nickel porphyrin compounds; the surrounding shale contains other Ni porphyrins, which represent a series of more extended homologues.

Structure details (Storm et al., 1984): (1) methyl groups in the 2, 3, 7, 12, and 18 positions, (2) ethyl group in the 8 and 17 positions. According to Milton et al.(1978) the molecules in abelsonite are not planar. The substitution pattern in the mineral is genetically related to a typical chlorophyll. The potential precursor to abelsonite is 17-desethyl, 17-propionic acid.

Worth of notice is an unnamed mineral coded as 'UM1984-14-CH:ClNOV', which is a natural vanadyl deoxophylloerythroetioporphyrin, the second known metalloporphyrin mineral, although not isostructural with abelsonite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1:5

IMA Classification of AbelsoniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ni²⁺C₃₁H₃₂N₄

Approval year:

1975

First published:

1978

Type description reference:

Milton, Charles, Dwornik, Edward J., Estep-Barnes, Patricia A., Finkelman, Robert B., Pabst, Adolf, Palmer, Susan (1978) Abelsonite, nickel porphyrin, a new mineral from the Green River Formation, Utah. American Mineralogist, 63 (9-10) 930-937

Classification of AbelsoniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

10.CA.20

10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
C : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals
A : Miscellaneous Organic Minerals

Dana 7th ed.:

50.4.9.1

Dana 8th ed.:

50.4.9.1

50 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
4 : Miscellaneous

Hey's CIM Ref.:

32.15

32 : Hydrocarbons, Resins and other Organic Compounds

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Abl	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AbelsoniteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine, Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Pink-purple, dark greyish purple, pale purplish red, reddish brown

Streak:

Pink

Hardness:

2 - 3 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Poor/Indistinct
Probable on {111}.

Density:

1.33 - 1.48 g/cm³ (Measured) 1.45 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AbelsoniteHide

Type:

Biaxial

Chemistry of AbelsoniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ni(C₃₁H₃₂N₄)

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
C	71.698 %
Ni	11.302 %
N	10.789 %
H	6.211 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

C, H, N, Ni - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AbelsoniteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.4416(5) Å, b = 10.8919(70) Å, c = 7.2749(40) Å
α = 90.465(2)°, β = 113.158(2)°, γ = 78.080(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.775 : 1 : 0.668

Unit Cell V:

599.74 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Data at 100 K (Hummer et al., 2017).

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020838	Abelsonite	Hummer D R, Noll B C, Hazen R M, Downs R T (2017) Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin American Mineralogist 102 1129-1132		2017	Green River formation, Uintah County, Utah, USA	0	100

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 Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin
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C13*   0.74400   0.96510   0.60400   0.22300   0.05500
C14*   0.91380   0.96060   0.80250   0.22300   0.04200
H5   0.62220   0.81610   0.83030   0.50000   0.05000
H11A   0.05740   0.66020   0.36230   0.37800   0.04300
H11B   0.09460   0.76410   0.52200   0.37800   0.04300
H12A   0.82510   0.81200   0.12350   0.37800   0.08000
H12B   0.00580   0.85940   0.19600   0.37800   0.08000
H12C   0.86110   0.91580   0.28300   0.37800   0.08000
H13A   0.96610   0.89960   0.70020   0.50000   0.07900
H13B   0.86060   0.88800   0.83770   0.50000   0.07900
H13C   0.76120   0.96660   0.62350   0.50000   0.07900
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H15B   0.21260   0.59170   0.11930   0.50000   0.05900
H16A   0.14000   0.42290   0.94590   0.50000   0.07400
H16B   0.98910   0.51400   0.76100   0.50000   0.07400
H10   0.15180   0.45730   0.79270   0.50000   0.06800
H14A   0.47550   0.89200   0.00880   0.50000   0.09800
H14B   0.28090   0.90210   0.00020   0.50000   0.09800
H14C   0.44770   0.81740   0.17840   0.50000   0.09800
H14D   0.32720   0.84900   0.11610   0.50000   0.09800
H14E   0.52190   0.83890   0.12480   0.50000   0.09800
H14F   0.35510   0.92360   0.94650   0.50000   0.09800
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H11E   0.04960   0.69670   0.39600   0.50000   0.09700
H11F   0.99970   0.84450   0.41710   0.50000   0.09700
H13D   0.77700   0.92970   0.76590   0.27700   0.08000
H13E   0.92910   0.91250   0.68430   0.27700   0.08000
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H13G   0.74940   0.01650   0.49580   0.22300   0.06600
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H14L   0.01820   0.91380   0.78400   0.22300   0.06300
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Ni 0.02680 0.08130 0.03450 -0.02290 -0.01650 0.01260
Fe 0.02680 0.08130 0.03450 -0.02290 -0.01650 0.01260
Cr 0.02680 0.08130 0.03450 -0.02290 -0.01650 0.01260
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N2 0.02540 0.08320 0.03850 -0.01810 0.01490 -0.01200
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C11 0.02600 0.04100 0.04200 -0.01100 0.01500 -0.00200
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C13 0.04200 0.06300 0.06200 -0.02400 0.02400 -0.02100
C15 0.04100 0.05400 0.06700 -0.01400 0.03700 -0.01000
C16 0.06400 0.07100 0.08500 -0.03400 0.05800 -0.02500
C6 0.03520 0.09100 0.03670 -0.03150 0.01750 -0.01830
C7 0.04010 0.08000 0.04110 -0.02850 0.02210 -0.01600
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C14 0.07300 0.09600 0.05710 -0.05200 0.04170 -0.03000
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C3' 0.06200 0.07200 0.04700 -0.03500 0.03100 -0.01200
C4' 0.03600 0.08500 0.02900 -0.03100 0.01500 -0.00700
C5' 0.05400 0.08500 0.03300 -0.04100 0.02500 -0.02000
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C13' 0.07000 0.07300 0.04800 -0.03700 0.04700 -0.01700
C14' 0.10400 0.06000 0.05600 -0.04000 0.04000 -0.02000
C15' 0.05900 0.06600 0.05900 -0.02700 0.04200 -0.01400
C2" 0.06200 0.07100 0.04800 -0.03600 0.04500 -0.01700
C11" 0.02200 0.03700 0.04000 -0.01400 0.02300 -0.00300
C12" 0.03200 0.06100 0.05400 -0.01800 0.02200 0.01000
C3" 0.06400 0.06300 0.04300 -0.02900 0.04000 -0.00800
C13" 0.05500 0.05900 0.05200 -0.01500 0.02200 -0.00600
C14" 0.05200 0.04300 0.04300 -0.02000 -0.02000 -0.01100

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.9 Å	(100)
7.63 Å	(50)
6.85 Å	(5)
6.63 Å	(30)
5.79 Å	(40)
5.51 Å	(35)
4.90 Å	(10)
4.39 Å	(10)
3.77 Å	(80)
3.14 Å	(40)
2.99 Å	(5)
2.60 Å	(5)
2.29 Å	(5)
2.21 Å	(5)
1.55 Å	(5)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	<0.36

Geological Setting:

Small aggregates, to 1 cm, of thin laths or
plates. Of secondary origin on fracture surfaces in oil shale.

Type Occurrence of AbelsoniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ WOSCO Well, Uintah County, Utah, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Aggregates of platy crystals; as patches, sometimes over 2 mm in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, number 1979,135.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, numbers 143566, 145712.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Mahogany Zone oil shale; found in six stratigraphical zones ( M9, M7, M2, L6, L0, and K1); its genesis is connected with unique geochemical conditions of Lake Uinta; likely formed due to chlorophyll diagenesis; abelsonite's relatively insoluble precursor was likely transported by an aqueous solution towards sediments of favorable lithology.

Reference:

Synonyms of AbelsoniteHide

IMA1975-013

Other Language Names for AbelsoniteHide

Czech:Abelsonit

Dutch:Abelsoniet

French:Abelsonite

German:Abelsonit

Italian:Abelsonite

Latvian:Ābelsonīts

Norwegian:Abelsonitt

Portuguese:Abelsonita

Spanish:Abelsonita

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Other InformationHide

IR Spectrum:

bands [cm^-1]: 2970, 2915, 2860 (C-H stretching); 620w, 602w, 535w, 512w, 441s, 392w

Notes:

UV-Vis bands [nm]: 392, 510, 550 in benzene or 390, 512, and 552 in acetone (suggestible for deoxophylloerythroetioporphyrin with an isocyclic ring); also 618 band present, suggesting presence of some free-base porphyrin

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for AbelsoniteHide

Reference List:

Storm, C. B.; Krane, J.; Skjetne, T.; Telnaes, N.; Branthaver, J. F.; Baker, e. W. (1984) The Structure of Abelsonite. Science, 223 (4640). p.1075-1076. doi:10.1126/science.223.4640.1075

Miller, SA; Hambley, TW; Taylor, JC (1984) Crystal and molecular structure of a natural vanadyl porphyrin. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 37 (4). 761-766 doi:10.1071/ch9840761(Abs. in: Dunn, P.J., Fleischer, M., Langley, R.H., Shigley, J.E., Zilczer, J.A. (1988): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 70: 881)

Mason, G.M., Trudell, L.G., Branthaver, J.F. (1989) Review of the stratigraphic distribution and diagenetic history of abelsonite. Organic Geochemistry, 14 (6). 585-594 doi:10.1016/0146-6380(89)90038-7

(2005) Abelsonite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Lafuente, Barbara; Downs, R. T.; Yang, H.; Stone, N. (2015) 1. The power of databases: The RRUFF project. In Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography. De Gruyter. p.1-30.

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Daniel, R. Hummer; Bruce, C. Noll; Robert, M. Hazen; Robert, T. Downs (2017) Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin. American Mineralogist, 102 (5). 1129-1132 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5927

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Colorado Rio Blanco County Piceance Creek Basin ⓘ Piceance Creek Basin Saline Deposits (Piceance Creek Basin Nahcolite and Dawsonite Deposits)	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Green River Formation	Milton (1977)
Utah Uintah County ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 2 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 3 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 4 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 6 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 7 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 8 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ ERDA/LERC no. 9 Well	Milton et al. (1978)
ⓘ WOSCO Well (TL)	Milton et al. (1978)

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