Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Evenkite is a rare hydrocarbon mineral with formula (CH3)2(CH2)22 or C24H50. Chemically it is n-tetracosane.It was first described in 1953 for the occurrence in the Khavokiperskiye deposit Lower Tunguska River Evenkiysky District Siberia Russia where it occurs in vugs within a quartz vein in welded tuff. Associated minerals include quartz chalcedony pyrite pyrrhotite sphalerite galena chalcopyrite and calcite. It was named for the Evenkia district.
