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Gananite Mineral Data
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General Gananite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BiF3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 265.98 gm |
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Bismuth 78.57 % Bi 87.59 % Bi2O3 |
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Fluorine 21.43 % F 21.43 % F |
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F -9.02 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BiF3 |
| Environment: |
In wolframite-bearing quartz veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
Ganan area, Laikeng district, southern Jiangxi Province, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gananite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 24522 |
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PDF 39-345 |
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Gananite Crystallography
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.825, Z = 4; V = 197.65 Den(Calc)= 8.94 |
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - Hextetrahedral H-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: P 43m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.37(1), 2.057(0.9), 1.756(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Gananite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Brown, Black, Greenish black. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Subtranslucent to Opaque |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. |
| Habit: |
Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks. |
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny |
| Luster: |
Resinous - Metallic |
| Streak: |
dark gray |
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Optical Properties of Gananite
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic. |
| RL Color: |
Gray. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Gananite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
| 407 nm |
11.08 |
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| 435 nm |
12.31 |
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| 546 nm |
12.73 |
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| 591 nm |
12.92 |
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| 621 nm |
12.96 |
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| 647 nm |
13.27 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Gananite in Air
Relative
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0% |
80% |
100% |
160% |
240% |
320% |
400% |
480% |
560% |
640% |
720% |
750% |
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Calculated Properties of Gananite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.39 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Gananite =8.94 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 7.8571265E-7
Boson Index = 0.9999992143 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEGananite =1,528.81 barns/electron
U=PEGananite x rElectron Density=11305.05 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Gananite is Not Radioactive |
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Gananite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
09.03.05.01 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides |
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(09.03)Dana Type |
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(09.03.05)Dana Group |
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09.03.05.01 Gananite BiF3 P 43m 4 3m |
| Strunz Class: |
03.AC.20 03 - HALIDES |
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03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O |
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03.AC -M:X = 1:3 |
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03.AC.20 Gananite BiF3 P 43m 4 3m |
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Other Gananite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.73,p1494,1988) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Gananite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Gananite
BiF3
Dana No: 09.03.05.01 Strunz No: 03.AC.20
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