Scheererite
A variety of Ozocerite
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Colour:
White, yellow grey, green, pale red
A variety of Ozocerite
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. Fichtelite and konlite are found in the same seam.
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. Fichtelite and konlite are found in the same seam.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
53741 (as Scheererite)
7529 (as Ozocerite)
7529 (as Ozocerite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53741:2 (as Scheererite)
mindat:1:1:7529:5 (as Ozocerite)
mindat:1:1:7529:5 (as Ozocerite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
739b55ae-d155-444c-8e2d-843aa703694b (as Scheererite)
2ef10a50-a4a7-4df4-8dfb-0a9fc9da529a (as Ozocerite)
2ef10a50-a4a7-4df4-8dfb-0a9fc9da529a (as Ozocerite)
Physical Properties of Scheererite
Colour:
White, yellow grey, green, pale red
Synonyms of Scheererite
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.
References for Scheererite
Reference List:
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Abraham, H. (1960) Asphalts and Allied Substances, sixth edition, volume 1, Van Nostrand, Princeton, 370p.
Internet Links for Scheererite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-53741.html
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