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Hoelite

Hoelite is a mineral, discovered in 1922 at Mt. Pyramide, Spitsbergen, Norway and named after Norwegian geologist Adolf Hoel (1879–1964). Its chemical formula is C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (9,10-anthraquinone).

It is a very rare organic mineral which occurs in coal fire environments in association with sal ammoniac and native sulfur.

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