Zavaritskite Mineral Data
General Zavaritskite Information
Chemical Formula:
BiOF
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 243.98 gm
Bismuth 85.66 % Bi 95.49 % Bi2 O3
Oxygen 6.56 % O
Fluorine 7.79 % F 7.79 % F
- %
F -3.28 % -O=F2
______ ______
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:
BiOF
Environment:
Alteration product of bismuthinite in bismuth-bearing hydrothermal ore deposits in quartz-topaz-siderophyllite greisens cutting a granite pluton.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1962
Locality:
Mt. Sherlova, Chita region, eastern Transbaikal, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named for Aleksandr Nikolayevich Zavaritskii (1884-1952), Russian petrographer.
Name Pronunciation:
Zavaritskite + Pronunciation
Synonym:
ICSD 201620
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Zavaritskite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:c = 1:1.66159
Cell Dimensions:
a = 3.747, c = 6.226, Z = 2; V = 87.41 Den(Calc)= 9.27
Crystal System:
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io ): 1.618(1), 1.873(1), 2.645(1),
Physical Properties of Zavaritskite
Color:
Gray, Colorless.
Density:
7.88 - 9, Average = 8.44
Diaphaneity:
Subtranslucent to Opaque
Hardness:
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luster:
Resinous - Metallic
Streak:
gray white
Optical Properties of Zavaritskite
Gladstone-Dale:
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
Optical Data:
Uniaxial (+/-), a=2.21, b=2.213, bire=0.0030.
Calculated Properties of Zavaritskite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.92 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Zavaritskite =8.44 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.0000323336 Boson Index = 0.9999676664
Photoelectric:
PEZavaritskite =1,681.61 barns/electronU=PEZavaritskite x r Electron Density=11634.45 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Zavaritskite is Not Radioactive
Zavaritskite Classification
Dana Class:
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
Strunz Class:
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
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Zavaritskite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
14 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Dana No: 10.02.01.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.25
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