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General Bismoclite Information

Chemical Formula:

BiOCl

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 260.43 gm

Bismuth 80.24 % Bi 89.46 % Bi₂O₃

Chlorine 13.61 % Cl 13.61 % Cl

- % Cl -3.07 % -O=Cl₂

Oxygen 6.14 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BiOCl

Environment:

In an alluvial specimen, found near bismuth-bearing granite pegmatites.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1935

Locality:

In South Africa, about 25 km northwest of Jackals Water, near Steinkoph, Cape Province. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

In allusion to its composition, a "bismuth oxychloride."

Synonym:

ICSD 74502

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Bismoclite Image

Images:

Bismoclite

Comments: Opaque white pearly crystalline bismoclite on matrix.
Location: Falcacci Mine, Rio Marina, Elba, Italy. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Bismoclite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.89209

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.883, c = 7.347, Z = 2; V = 110.78 Den(Calc)= 7.81

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.44(1), 2.677(0.95), 2.753(0.75),

Crystal Structure:

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Keramidas K G , Voutsas G P , Rentzeperis P I , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 205 (1993) p.35-40, The crystal structure of BiOCl, Locality: synthetic

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Physical Properties of Bismoclite

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect

Color:

Brown, Colorless, Gray, Yellow, Yellow brown.

Density:

7.717

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luster:

Greasy (Oily)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Bismoclite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.258 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.267 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1319,KPDmeas= 0.1335,KC= 0.1799

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.91, w=2.15, bire=0.2400.

Calculated Properties of Bismoclite

Electron Density:

r_electron=6.40 gm/cc
note: r_Bismoclite=7.72 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00003
Boson Index = 0.99997

Photoelectric:

PE_Bismoclite=1,558.04 barns/electron
U=PE_Bismoclite x r_electron=9,972.10 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Bismoclite is Not Radioactive

Bismoclite Classification

Dana Class:

10.2.1.2 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

(10.2)where A (O,OH) Xq

(10.2.1)Dana Group

10.2.1.1 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

10.2.1.2 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

10.2.1.3 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

III/D.10-80 III - Halogenides

III/D - Oxi-halogenides with Pb - Bi - Sb and related compounds

III/D.10 - Cotunnite - Matlockite series

III/D.10-10 Fiedlerite Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 P1 1

III/D.10-20 Paralaurionite PbCl(OH) C 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-30 Laurionite PbCl(OH) Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-40 Cotunnite PbCl2 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-50 Pseudocotunnite K2PbCl4(?) P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-60 Matlockite PbFCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-65 Rorisite (Ca,Mg)FCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-70 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-80 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-90 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

III/D.10-140 Symesite! Pb10(SO4)O7Cl4·(H2O) B1 1

Other Bismoclite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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Bismoclite

BiOCl
Dana No: 10.2.1.2 Strunz No: III/D.10-80
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