Raman spectroscopic study of the complex aromatic mineral idrialite

Abstract

Raman spectra were obtained on crystals of idrialite, a complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mineral. The presence of several major components based on benzonaphthofluorene, benzopicene and benzoindenofluorene in the spectra was confirmed by mass spec

Keywords

• organic mineral
• idrialite
• polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
• hydrocarbon minerals
• pendletonite
• california
• curtisite
• spectra
• amber
• Raman spectra