| Name: | Branchite Bran |
| IMA Chemistry: | C20H34 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Branchite contains elements: Carbon (C) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1839 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Named branchite: Savi P (1839) Sopra la branchite, nuova specie di combustibile fossile trovato in Toscana. Nuovo Giornale de’ Letterati 108, 1-8 Named hartite: Haidinger W (1841) Ueber den Hartit, eine neue Species aus der Ordnung der Erdharze. Annalen der Physik und Chemie 54, 261-265 The named hartite is discredited and replaced with the name branchite, which has historical priority: Bonaccorsi E, Farina S, Biagioni C, Pasero M (2022) ‘Hartite’ renamed branchite. Mineralogical Magazine 86, 405-411 |
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| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 23 Million Years Ago |
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