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spanning a large range of carbon numbers. The porphyrin which comprises abelsonite is common, but it does not usually occur in isolation from other porphyrins.
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Zhang, B.; Lash, T. D. (September 2003). "Total synthesis of the porphyrin mineral abelsonite and related petroporphyrins with five-membered exocyclic rings".
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The mineral is a deoxophylloerythroetioporphyrin (DPEP), with nickel occupying the center of the porphyrin ring. Most of the mineral consists of a C
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Abelsonite is semitransparent and pink-purple, dark greyish purple, pale purplish red, or reddish brown in color. The mineral occurs as thin
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Mason, G. M.; Trudell, L. G.; Branthaver, J. F. (1989). "Review of the stratigraphic distribution and diagenetic history of abelsonite".
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Hummer, D.R.; Noll, B.C.; Hazen, R.M.; Downs, R.T. (2017). "Crystal structure of abelsonite, the only known crystalline geoporphyrin".
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Storm, C. B.; Krane, J.; Skjetne, T.; Telnaes, N.; Branthaver, J. F.; Baker, E. W. (1984). "The structure of abelsonite".
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624:"IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols"
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889:Organic Geochemistry
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372:Uinta Basin
356:nitric acid
334:Description
266:Ultraviolet
238:Diaphaneity
138:Space group
1035:Categories
693:January 2,
565:References
468:homologues
434:Methanogen
419:diagenesis
396:orthoclase
321:geochemist
297:Abelsonite
288:References
205:Mohs scale
96:IMA symbol
33:Abelsonite
658:235729616
450:Structure
425:, likely
415:oil shale
301:porphyrin
212:2–3
152:Unit cell
131:Triclinic
18:Abelsonit
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714:. Mindat
533:See also
388:dolomite
384:analcime
208:hardness
195:Fracture
181:Cleavage
120:50.4.9.1
110:10.CA.20
59:Category
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946:Bibcode
937:Science
636:Bibcode
508:Science
489:History
348:acetone
344:benzene
260:Biaxial
199:Fragile
146:(No. 2)
70:Formula
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404:quartz
402:, and
400:pyrite
380:albite
228:Streak
218:Luster
978:S2CID
962:JSTOR
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545:Notes
340:laths
172:Color
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392:mica
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