Phylloretine

C18H18
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Grandfathered
  • Questionable
IMA symbol
Pre
Discovered
1839
Also known as
  • Retene

Where it forms, where it's found

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Physical

Density
1.13 g/cm³

Crystallography

Crystal system
Orthorhombic
Cell parameters
a = 6.26 Å · b = 8.52 Å · c = 23.45 Å
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 1.361 : 3.746
Unit cell volume
1250.71 ų
Z
4
Comment

Point Group: n.d.; Space Group: n.d.

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
6CCarbonCarbon1812.011216.198
92.26%
1HHydrogenHydrogen181.00818.144
7.74%
Total234.342100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From IMA formula

Synonyms

  • Retene

In other languages

German
Phylloretin
Italian
phylloretine

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

10.BA.35

  • 10Organic CompoundsClass
  • 10.BHydrocarbonsDivision
  • 10.BAHydrocarbonsGroup
  • 10.BA.35PhylloretineSpecies
Dana
8th ed.

50.03.09

  • 50Organic CompoundsClass
  • 50.03HydrocarbonsType
  • 50.03.09— unnamed intermediate level —Group
  • 50.03.09PhylloretineSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1839Orsted H C (1839) Phylloretin. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger 39, 25-29
  2. 1840Forchhammer J G (1840) Udtog af Professor Forchhammers foredrag over de forandringer, som terpentinolien eller en dermed isomeer forbindelse har lidt i Törvemoserne. Förhandlingar vid det af Skandinaviska Naturforskare och Läkare 1, 256-264
  3. 1840Forchhammer J G (1840) Ueber einige scheereritähnliche Verbindungen. Journal für Praktische Chemie 20, 459-464
  4. 1953Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rendoconti, Classe de Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche, e Naturali (1953), 652
  5. 1970Strunz, H. & C. Tennyson (1970): Phylloretine. in Mineralogische Tabellen. Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage. Mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie., Leipzig Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Geest & Portig 496-497
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Phylloretine — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/phylloretine-39425},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}