Zavaritskite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Zavaritskite Information
BiOF
Molecular Weight = 243.98 gm
Bismuth 85.66 % Bi 95.49 % Bi2O3
Oxygen 6.56 % O
Fluorine 7.79 % F 7.79 % F
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
BiOF
Alteration product of bismuthinite in bismuth-bearing hydrothermal ore deposits in quartz-topaz-siderophyllite greisens cutting a granite pluton.
Approved IMA 1962
Mt. Sherlova, Chita region, eastern Transbaikal, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Named for Aleksandr Nikolayevich Zavaritskii (1884-1952), Russian petrographer.
ICSD 201620
PDF 22-114
Zavaritskite Crystallography
a:c = 1:1.66159
a = 3.747, c = 6.226, Z = 2; V = 87.41 Den(Calc)= 9.27
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.618(1), 1.873(1), 2.645(1),
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| | Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.294-296, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: tetragonal PbFCl structure | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Physical Properties of Zavaritskite
Gray, Colorless.
7.88 - 9, Average = 8.44
Subtranslucent to Opaque
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Resinous - Metallic
gray white
Optical Properties of Zavaritskite
CI meas= 0.042 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.127 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1307,KPDmeas= 0.1435,KC= 0.1498
Ncalc = 2.18 - 2.39
Uniaxial (+/-), a=2.21, b=2.213, bire=0.0030.
Calculated Properties of Zavaritskite
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zavaritskite =8.44 gm/cc.
Fermion Index = 0.0000323336
Boson Index = 0.9999676664
PEZavaritskite =1,681.61 barns/electron
U=PEZavaritskite x rElectron Density=11634.45 barns/cc.
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Zavaritskite is Not Radioactive
Zavaritskite Classification
10.02.01.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides
(10.02)where A (O,OH) Xq
(10.02.01)Bismoclite Group
10.02.01.01 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
10.02.01.02 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
10.02.01.03 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 03 - HALIDES
03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides
03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu
03.DC.25 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 Matlockite PbFCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 Rorisite (Ca,Mg)FCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
03.DC.25 Zhangpeishanite! BaFCl P 4/mmm 4mm
Other Zavaritskite Information
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
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Dana No: 10.02.01.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.25
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