Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Idria Mine (Idrija Mine)
- Idrija
- Slovenia
46.0031°, 14.0272°
15recorded occurrences
Physical
Optical
- UV response
- Green
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 8.07 Å · b = 6.42 Å · c = 27.75 Å
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 0.796 : 3.439
- Comment
Space group not determined.
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Curtisite
- Idrialiet
- Idrialit
- Idrialith
In other languages
- German
- Idrialin · Idrialit · Quecksilberbranderz
- Spanish
- Idrialita
- Italian
- Curtisite · Idrialite · Picene
- Japanese
- イドリア石
- Chinese
- 綠地蠟
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.10.BA.20
- 10Organic CompoundsClass
- 10.BHydrocarbonsDivision
- 10.BAHydrocarbonsGroup
- 10.BA.20IdrialiteSpecies
Dana
8th ed.50.03.10
- 50Organic CompoundsClass
- 50.03HydrocarbonsType
- 50.03.10— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 50.03.10IdrialiteSpecies
CIM
—32.5
- 32Hydrocarbons, Resins and other Organic CompoundsClass
- 32.5— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 32.5IdrialiteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1832Dumas, J. (1832) Recherches sur les combinaisons de l'hydrogène et du carbone. Annales de Chimie et de Physique: 50: 182-197.
- 1832Dumas, J.(1832) Ueber die Verbindungen von Wasserstoff und Kohlenstoff (Naphthalin, Paranaphthalin und Idrialin). Annalen der Physik: 102: 517–530.
- 1883Scharizer, R. (1883) Idrialit. Jahrb. f. Mineral.: 1: 31.
- 1888Zepharovich, V. v. (1888) Ueber Trona, Idrialin und Hydrozinkit. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 13 (1-6). 135-144 doi:10.1524/zkri.1888.13.1.135DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1888.13.1.135
- 1930Wright, F. E., Allen, E. T. (1930) Curtisite, a new organic mineral from Skaggs Springs, Sonoma County, California. American Mineralogist, 15 (5) 169-173
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Idrialite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/idrialite-2003},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}