Ozocerite
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About Ozocerite
Colour:
Light yellow to dark brown, green, ...
Name:
Greek oze, stench, and kero, wax.
A naturally-occurring odoriferous mineral wax or paraffin.
Chemically, ozokerite consists of a mixture of various hydrocarbons, mostly alkanes: CnH2n+2 n=20<40
See also hatchettite and evenkite.
Chemically, ozokerite consists of a mixture of various hydrocarbons, mostly alkanes: CnH2n+2 n=20<40
See also hatchettite and evenkite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7529
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7529:5
Physical Properties of Ozocerite
Colour:
Light yellow to dark brown, green, ...
Synonyms of Ozocerite
Other Language Names for Ozocerite
Varieties of Ozocerite
| Celestialite | A paraffin hydrocarbon found in iron meteorites. |
| Chrismatite | A butyraceous, greenish-yellow to wax-yellow hydrocarbon from Wettin, Saxony, Germany. It has a specific gravity of less than 1 and is soft at 55 to 60 degrees C. |
| Hatchettite | A paraffin wax. Originally described from Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil (Mid Glamorgan; Glamorgan), Wales, UK. Apparently identical to evenkite (Spangenberg & Meisser, 2000). Compare ozokerite. |
| Helenite (of Nawratil) | A paraffin wax. |
| Moldovite | "A variety of ozocerite from Moldova (Moldavia)." |
| Pietricikite | "A variety of ozocerite from Mount Pietricia, Moldavia" |
| Pseudo-ozocerite | "Ozocerite from Central Persia, differing in some respects from Galician ozocerite." |
| Scheererite | A mineral wax first discovered in a lignite at Uznach, (near St. Gallen) Switzerland by Captain Scheerer in 1823. It occurs as pale monoclinic crystals, ranging in color from white, yellow, gray green, and pale red, with a fusing point of 110 to 115 °F. ... |
Common Associates
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Other Information
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 Ozocerite
Localities for Ozocerite
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Soldier Summit Mining District, Wasatch County, Utah, USA