# Simonellite

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| ImageFile = Simonellite.png
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| PIN = 1,1-Dimethyl-6-(propan-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthrene
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| CASNo = 27530-79-6
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| UNII = C4NA2DCQ93
| PubChem = 176455
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| ChemSpiderID = 153688
| InChI = 1/C19H24/c1-13(2)14-7-9-16-15(12-14)8-10-18-17(16)6-5-11-19(18,3)4/h7-10,12-13H,5-6,11H2,1-4H3
| InChIKey = XZDCNNOTTUOTGE-UHFFFAOYAJ
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| StdInChIKey = XZDCNNOTTUOTGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| SMILES = CC(CCC3)(C)c2c3c1ccc(C(C)C)cc1cc2
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| Formula = C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>24</sub>
| MolarMass = 252.38 g/mol
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'''Simonellite''' (1,1-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-isopropyl phenanthrene) is a [polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon](/source/polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon) with a chemical formula C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>24</sub>. It is similar to [retene](/source/retene).

Simonellite occurs naturally as an [organic mineral](/source/organic_mineral) derived from [diterpene](/source/diterpene)s present in [conifer](/source/conifer) [resin](/source/resin)s.<ref>[http://webmineral.com/data/Simonellite.shtml Simonellite] at Webmineral.com</ref> It is named after its discoverer, [Vittorio Simonelli](/source/Vittorio_Simonelli) (1860–1929), an Italian [geologist](/source/geologist). It forms colorless to white [orthorhombic](/source/orthorhombic) crystals.<ref>[http://www.mindat.org/min-3666.html Simonellite] at mindat.org</ref> It occurs in Fognano, [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), Italy.

Simonellite, together with [cadalene](/source/cadalene), [retene](/source/retene) and [ip-iHMN](/source/ip-iHMN), is a [biomarker](/source/biomarker) of [higher plant](/source/higher_plant)s, which makes it useful for [paleobotanic](/source/paleobotanic) analysis of rock [sediment](/source/sediment)s.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

==See also==
* [Fichtelite](/source/Fichtelite)
* [Retene](/source/Retene)

==References==
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Category:Organic minerals
Category:Phenanthrenes
Category:Biomarkers
Category:Diterpenes
Category:Isopropyl compounds

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