Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
In lignite.
In fossil roots of spruce in a swamp in southern Bavaria, Germany (Fleischer, 1965)
- Type locality
- Montorio al Vomano
- Teramo Province
- Abruzzo
- Italy
3recorded occurrences
Physical
Optical
- Optical type
- Biaxial
- UV response
- Not fluorescent.
Crystallography
- Space group
- #43
- Cell parameters
- a = 22.6520(7) Å · b = 10.3328(3) Å · c = 7.6711(2) Å
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 0.456 : 0.339
- Z
- 4
- Morphology
Polycrystalline crystals. Prismatic crystals, randomly intergrown, up to 11.5 mm in size.
- Type-locality form
White veins, 4-10 mm thick. Usually amorphous, rarely as radiating fibrous masses.
- Comment
Cell data from Pažout et al. (2015).
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Refikiet
In other languages
- German
- Refikit
- Italian
- Refikite
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.10.CA.05
- 10Organic CompoundsClass
- 10.CMiscellaneous Organic MineralsDivision
- 10.CAMiscellaneous Organic MineralsGroup
- 10.CA.05RefikiteSpecies
Dana
8th ed.50.04.01.01
- 50Organic CompoundsClass
- 50.04MiscellaneousType
- 50.04.01— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 50.04.01.01RefikiteSpecies
CIM
—32.7
- 32Hydrocarbons, Resins and other Organic CompoundsClass
- 32.7— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 32.7RefikiteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1852La Cava, D. (1852): Journal des connaissances médicales pratique et de pharmacologie, Paris.
- 1859Leymerie, A. (1859) Réfikite (du nom de Refik-Bey). Cours de Minéralogie, v. 2, Parigi, Victor Mason, 400-400.
- 1874Legrand des Cloiseaux, A.-L.-O. (1874): Manuel de Minéralogie. Tome Second. Dunod Ed., Paris, 58-59.
- 1965Strunz, H., Contag, B. (1965) Evenkit, flagstaffit, idrialin und reficit. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1965: 19-25.
- 1965American Mineralogist (1965): 50: 2110.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Refikite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/refikite-3384},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}