Where it forms, where it's found
1recorded occurrences
Physical
- Density
- 1.13 g/cm³
Crystallography
- 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
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
- 1839Orsted H C (1839) Phylloretin. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger 39, 25-29
- 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
- 1840Forchhammer J G (1840) Ueber einige scheereritähnliche Verbindungen. Journal für Praktische Chemie 20, 459-464
- 1953Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rendoconti, Classe de Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche, e Naturali (1953), 652
- 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}
}