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Gananite

Collectors Summary

Color braun, grünlichschwarz
Hardness (Mohs) 3.5
Solubility +++ Säuren, NH4OH, - H2O
Crystal System kubisch, P43m

Chemism

Chemical formula

BiF3

Chemical composition

Bismut, Fluor

Unit weight: 265.97559175 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 4

Info

Empirical formula:

BiF3

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Fluorine

F

21.43

3

75.00

18.9984033

56.9952098

Bismuth

Bi

78.57

1

25.00

208.9803820

208.9803820

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

3.AC.20

3: Halide (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide, Iodide)
A: Einfache Halogenide ohne H2O
C: M:X = 1:3
20:Gananit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

III/A.11-010

III: HALOGENIDE (Fluoride, Chloride, Bromide, Jodide)
A: Einfache Halogenide
11: Wasserfrei, Metall : Halogen = 1:2, 1:3

Classification by Hölzel

3.AC.300

3: HALIDES
A: Simple Halides without H2O
C: Me/X=1/3

Dana 8th edition

09.03.05.01

09: Halide Minerals
03: Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

braun, grünlichschwarz

2V angle

Isotropisch

Crystallography

Crystal System

kubisch

Class (H-M)

43m

Space Group number

215

Space Group

P43m

Cell parameters a (Å)

5.825

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volume (ų)

197.646

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

3.38(100),
2.93(80),
2.07(90),
1.76(80),
1.34(70),
1.31(60),
1.20(60),
0.990(60)

XRD chart Gananite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

144

Density (g/cm³)

8.928 (berechnet)

8.938 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren, NH4OH, - H2O

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Cheng & Hu & Pan & Huang & Guo, 1984

References

Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica (in Chinese); = Yanshi Kuangwuxue Zashi 3 (1984), 119

Other languages

German

Gananit

Spanish

Gananita

English

Gananite

French

Gananite

Russian

Гананит

Russian

Ганьаньит

Simplified Chinese

赣南矿

Japanese

ガナン石

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1983-006

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Gan

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) pYoEmIzTgEeF3yt2oLSHPQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 98048AA5-D38C-4780-85DF-2B76A0B4873D
Database ID 1328