Thucholite

Also known as
  • Thucholita
  • Thucholith
  • Thucolite
Variety of
Pyrobitumen
Pyrobitumen

Where it forms, where it's found

45recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Physical

Colour
Black

Synonyms

  • Thucholita
  • Thucholith
  • Thucolite

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1953Barthauer, G. L., Rulfs, C. L., Pearce, D. W. (1953) Investigation of thucholite. American Mineralogist, 38 (9-10) 802-814
  2. 1970SEELIGER, E., ROSE, D. (1970): Ein geologisch junger "Thucholith" und seine Paragenesis in den Rücken des Kupferschiefers vom Graf-Hohenthal-Schacht bei Helbra unweit Eisleben.- Der Aufschluss, 21 (1), 34-38.
  3. 1977Strunz (1977): 212.
  4. 1995Heymann, D. (1995) Search for ancient fullerenes in anthraxolite, shungite, and thucolite. Carbon, 33. 237-239 doi:10.1016/0008-6223(95)92804-nDOI: 10.1016/0008-6223(95)92804-n
  5. 2015Fuchs, S., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A.E., Vali, H. (2015) The growth and concentration of uranium and titanium minerals in hydrocarbons of the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Chemical Geology, 393. 55-66 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.11.018DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.11.018
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Thucholite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/thucholite-3954},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}